PROBABLE
CAUSE PANEL MEETING
May 5,
2008
I. Unlicensed Cases
A +
Designs
Michael J.
Marzi
Case No.
2008-006724
Probable cause was found that A +
Designs ofJacksonville, Florida, is not licensed to
practice architecture in Florida and is
offering these services on his title block. An
Administrative Complaint seeking fines will be filed and
a Notice and Order to Cease and Desist will be
issued.
Archit-Plans
Corporation
Julian
Verdeja
Case No.
2007-068845
Probable cause was found that
Archit-Plans Corporation of Miami, Florida, is not licensed to
practice architecture in Florida and is
offering architectural services on a sign. A Notice and
Order to Cease and Desist will be issued requiring Mr.
Verdeja to sign an affidavit stating he will change his
advertisement and will no longer offer architectural
services.
April
Blackwood
Case No.
2008-001482
Probable cause was found that
April Blackwood of Jacksonville, Florida, is not licensed to
practice architecture in Florida and is using
the title “Interior Architect Intern” Further, Mrs.
Blackwood is not in the NCARB Intern Development
Program. A Notice and Order to Cease and Desist will be
issued requiring Ms. Blackwood to sign an affidavit
stating she changed the title and will not use the title
in the future. If Ms. Blackwood fails to return the
affidavit, an Administrative Complaint seeking fines
will be filed.
John Joe
Crum
d/b/a The Crum Design
Group
Case No.
2008-009079
Probable cause was found that
John Joe Crum of Jacksonville, Florida, is not licensed
to practice architecture in Florida and he prepared a
proposal to provide signed and sealed drawings for a
commercial project. Further, Mr. Crum is offering such
services through a business entity without a certificate
of authorization.
An Administrative Complaint seeking fines will be
filed and a Notice and Order to Cease and Desist will be
issued.
Gary Cothren
d/b/a BCR Construction, Inc.
Case No.
2008-009122
Probable cause was found that
Gary Cothren of Jacksonville, Florida, is not licensed
to practice architectural services in Florida and he
prepared a proposal to provide build out drawings for a
commercial project. Further, Mr. Cothren is offering
these services through a corporation without a
certificate of authorization. An Administrative
Complaint seeking fines will be filed and a Notice and
Order to Cease and Desist will be issued.
Designs of the
Interior
Kimerlee
Dodson-Prescott
Case No.
2008-001663
Probable cause was found that
Designs of the Interior of
Jacksonville, Florida, is not licensed to practice
interior design in
Florida
. Ms.
Dodson-Prescott completed a survey for the Jacksonville
Business Journal which she states that the company has
one licensed interior designer and offers full service
interior design. Further, the web site holds out
an employee of the firm as an interior designer even
though that employee is not licensed. Ms. Dodson
Prescott is offering such services through a business
entity without a certificate of
authorization. An Administrative
Complaint seeking fines will be filed and a Notice and
Order to Cease and Desist will be issued.
Draft by Design,
Inc.
Howard L.
Nejib
Case No.
2008-001499
Probable cause was found that
Draft by Design, Inc. of Boynton Beach, Florida, is not licensed to
practice architecture in Florida and is
offering architecture and interior design services in
its brochure. A Notice to Cease and Desist offering
architecture and interior design services was issued
along with the requirement that Mr. Nejib sign an
affidavit stating he has changed his brochure and will
no longer offer such services in the future. If Mr.
Nejib fails to return the affidavit, an Administrative
Complaint seeking fines will be
filed.
DW Gildart,
Inc.
David W.
Gildart
Case No.
2008-001775
Probable cause was found that DW
Gildart, Inc. of Orlando,
Florida, is not
licensed to practice architecture in Florida and is
offering architecture services on its signage. A Notice
to Cease and Desist offering architecture services was
issued along with the requirement that Mr. Gildart sign
an affidavit stating he has changed his signage and will
no longer offer such services in the future. If Mr.
Gildart fails to return the affidavit, an Administrative
Complaint seeking fines will be
filed.
Form & Function Interior
Design
Kathy
Scott
Case No.
2007-053034
Probable cause was found that
Form & Function Interior Design of New Smyrna Beach,
Florida, is not licensed to practice interior design in
Florida and is doing
business as Form & Function Interior Design. A
Notice to Cease and Desist offering interior design
services was issued along with the requirement that Ms.
Scott sign an affidavit stating she has changed her
business name and will no longer offer such services in
the future. If Ms. Scott fails to return the affidavit,
an Administrative Complaint seeking fines will be
filed.
Jill
Foster
Case No.
2008-000625
Probable cause was found that
Jill Foster
of Tallahassee,
Florida, is not
licensed to practice interior design in Florida and is holding
herself out as an interior designer in a paid newspaper
article. A Notice to Cease and Desist offering interior
design services was issued along with the requirement
that Ms. Foster sign an affidavit stating she has
changed all advertisements and will no longer offer such
services.
If Ms. Foster fails to return the affidavit, an
Administrative Complaint seeking fines will be
filed.
Lucy
Halasz
Case No.
2008-001839
Probable cause was found that
Lucy Halasz of Venice,
Florida, is not
licensed to practice interior design in Florida and is holding
herself out as an interior designer in the Sarasota
Magazine. A Notice to Cease and Desist offering interior
design services was issued along with the requirement
that Ms. Halasz sign an affidavit stating she has
changed her advertisement and will no longer offer such
services.
If Ms. Halasz fails to return the affidavit, an
Administrative Complaint seeking fines will be
filed.
Mary T.
Herr
Case No.
2007-048120
Probable cause was found that
Mary T. Herr of Lake
Mary, Florida, is not licensed to
practice interior design in Florida and is holding
herself out as an interior designer on her business
card. A
Notice and Order to Cease and Desist offering interior
design services was issued along with the requirement
that Ms. Herr sign an affidavit stating she has changed
her business card and will no longer offer such
services.
If Ms. Herr fails to return the affidavit, an
Administrative Complaint seeking fines will be
filed.
Hirsch Bedner &
Associates
Howard
Pharr
Case No.
2007-068978
Probable cause was found that
Hirsch Bedner & Associates of Atlanta, Georgia, is not licensed
to practice interior design in Florida and contracted
to provide interior design services on a commercial
project.
Further, Hirsch Bedner & Associates is
offering these services without a certificate of
authorization. An Administrative Complaint seeking fines
will be filed and a Notice and Order to Cease and Desist
will be issued.
Keen Eye Home
Consulting
Kerri M.
Crane
Case No.
2008-008317
Probable cause was found that
Kerri M. Crane, Keen Eye Home Consulting of The
Villages, Florida, is
not licensed to practice interior design in Florida and is holding
herself out as an interior designer in an advertisement
in The Villages Daily Sun Newspaper and on her web
site.
A Notice and Order to Cease and Desist offering
interior design services was issued along with the
requirement that Ms. Crane sign an affidavit stating she
has changed her advertisements and will not offer such
services in the future. If Ms. Crane
fails to return the affidavit, an Administrative
Complaint seeking fines will be
filed.
Kelly Wearstler,
Inc.
Kelly
Wearstler
Case No.
2007-067706
Probable cause was found that
Kelly Wearstler, Inc. of Los Angeles, California, is not licensed to
practice interior design in Florida and contracted to provide
interior design services on The Tides Hotel on
South
Beach in
Miami. Ms. Wearstler
specifically offers interior design services in the
contract and is offering such services through a
business entity without a certificate of
authorization.
An Administrative Complaint seeking fines will be
filed and a Notice and Order to Cease and Desist will be
issued.
Key
Accents
Patricia
O’Connor
Case No.
2008-002512
Probable cause was found that
Key Accents, of Key
West,
Florida, is not
licensed to practice interior design in Florida and is holding
herself out as an interior designer on her web
site. A
Notice and Order to Cease and Desist offering interior
design services was issued along with the requirement
that Ms. O’Connor sign an affidavit stating she has
changed her web site and will no longer offer such
services.
If Ms. O’Connor fails to return the affidavit, an
Administrative Complaint seeking fines will be
filed.
Kukes Simons Interiors,
Inc.
Patricia
Kukes
Case No.
2007-066231
Probable cause was found that
Kukes Simons Interiors, Inc. Boca Raton, Florida, is not licensed to
practice interior design in Florida and contracted
to provide interior design services through a
corporation without a certificate of authorization. This
is a second offense. An
Administrative Complaint seeking fines will be
filed.
Robert B.
Lamar
Case Number
2007-057003
Probable cause was found that
Robert B. Lamar
of Pensacola, Florida, is not licensed to practice
interior design or architectural services in Florida and
provided architectural services and interior design
services for two commercial projects. Mr. Lamar stated
he was working under a licensed Professional Engineer
but the engineer was a mechanical/electrical engineer
and not a civil/structural engineer. An
Administrative Complaint seeking fines will be filed and
a Notice and Order to Cease and Desist will be
issued.
Masterworks of Pensacola,
Inc.
Rod
Buchanan
Case No.
2007-037739
Probable cause was found that
Masterworks of Pensacola, Inc. of Pensacola, Florida, is not licensed to
practice interior design in Florida and offered
interior design services in a yellow page
advertisement.
Mr. Buchanan has failed to return the affidavit
as required by the Probable Cause Panel at a meeting
held November 5, 2007. An
Administrative Complaint seeking fines will be
filed.
MDO Design,
Inc.
Michael
O’Connor
Case No.
2008-011121
Probable cause was found that
MDO Design, Inc. of Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, is not licensed to
practice architecture in Florida and prepared a
proposal to offer architectural services. Further, Mr.
O’Connor is offering these services through a
corporation without a certificate of authorization.
A Notice
and Order to Cease and Desist and an Administrative
Complaint seeking fines will be filed.
Steven A.
Mickley
Case No.
2008-003710
Probable cause was found that
Steven A. Mickley of Jupiter, Florida, is not licensed to
practice interior design in Florida and contracted
to provide signed and sealed drawings for an enclosure
for a small screen porch. A Notice and
Order to Cease and Desist and an Administrative
Complaint seeking fines will be filed.
Moonlight Editions,
Inc.
Robert
Kirchgessner
Case No.
2008-002604
Probable cause was found that
Moonlight Editions, Inc. of Hollywood,
Florida, is
offering architectural services without a certificate of
authorization. A Notice to Cease and Desist was
issued.
Neal Communities,
Inc.
Charlene
Neal
Case Number
2007-067667
Probable cause was found that
Neal Communities, Inc. of Bradenton, Florida is not licensed to
practice interior design in Florida and is holding
herself out as an interior designer in an advertisement
and on the Internet. A Notice
and Order to Cease and Desist offering interior design
services was issued along with the requirement that Ms.
Neal sign an affidavit stating she has changed her
advertisements and will not offer such services in the
future. If
Ms. Neal fails to return the affidavit, an
Administrative Complaint seeking fines will be
filed.
Richard
Opalinsky
Case No.
2007-060073
Probable cause was found that
Richard Opalinsky of Bradenton, Florida, is not licensed to
practice architecture in Florida and signed
numerous documents using the title architect. A Notice and
Order to Cease and Desist and an Administrative
Complaint will be filed.
Properties Solution
Services
ONelia M.
Duran
Case No.
2007-066282
Probable cause was found that
Properties Solution Services of Miami, Florida, is not
licensed to practice architecture in Florida and offered to
provide architectural services for a residential
project.
Further, these services are being offered through
a corporation without a certificate of authorization.
This is a second offense. A Notice and
Order to Cease and Desist and an Administrative
Complaint seeking fines will be filed.
RELO Interior
Services
Peter
Hough
Case No.
2008-001868
Probable cause was found that
RELO Interior Services of Tampa, Florida, is not
licensed to practice interior design in Florida and is holding
itself out as an interior designer in a brochure. A Notice
and Order to ease and Desist offering interior design
services was issued along with the requirement that Mr.
Hough sign an affidavit stating he has changed his
brochure deleting all references to interior
design. If
Mr. Hough fails to return the affidavit, an
Administrative Complaint seeking fines will be
filed.
Maxienne
Samuels
Designs of the
Interiors
Case No.
2008-010588
Probable cause was found that
Maxienne Samuels, Designs of the Interiors of
Jacksonville, Florida, is not licensed to practice
interior design in Florida and is holding
herself out as an interior designer on her web
site. A
Notice and Order to Cease and Desist offering interior
design services was issued along with the requirement
that Ms. Samuels sign an affidavit stating she has
changed her web site and will not offer such services in
the future.
If Ms. Samuels fails to return the affidavit, an
Administrative Complaint seeking fines will be
filed.
Sherri Meadows
Interiors
Sherri
Meadows
Case No.
2008-002083
Probable cause was found that
Sherri Meadows, Sherri Meadows Interiors of
Jacksonville, Florida, is not licensed to practice
interior design in Florida and is holding
herself out as an interior designer in an advertisement
in The Jacksonville Business Journal. A Notice and Order
to Cease and Desist offering interior design services
was issued along with the requirement that Ms. Crane
sign an affidavit stating she has changed her
advertisement and has deleted all references to interior
design and space planning. If Ms. Meadows
fails to return the affidavit, an Administrative
Complaint seeking fines will be
filed.
Trade Mark
Interiors
Traci Murphy
Bomberger
Case No.
2008-003875
Probable cause was found that
Traci Murphy Bomberger, Trade Mark Interiors of
Bradenton, Florida, is not licensed to practice interior
design in Florida and is holding
herself out as an interior designer and commercial
designer on her web site. A Notice
and Order to Cease and Desist offering interior design
services was issued along with the requirement that Ms.
Bomberger sign an affidavit stating she has changed her
web site and will not offer such services in the
future. If
Ms. Bomberger fails to return the affidavit, an
Administrative Complaint seeking fines will be
filed.
II.
Licensed Cases
Marshall I.
Levy
Case No.
2007-046077
Probable cause was found that
Marshall I. Levy of
Fort
Lauderdale,
Florida, a licensed
architect in Florida, allegedly
misrepresented on his application the fact that he had
been practicing architecture through a corporation prior
to receiving his certificate of authorization. An
Administrative Complaint seeking discipline will be
filed.
Mariela
Mesa
Case No.
2007-056637
Probable cause was found that
Mariela Mesa of Miami, Florida, a licensed
interior designer, failed to satisfy the terms of a
Final Order that was entered on March 23, 2007. An
Administrative Complaint seeking discipline will be
filed.
Norman D.
Palmer
Case No.
2007-042296
Probable cause was found that
Norman D. Palmer of Newberry, Florida, a licensed
architect, signed and sealed drawings that an unlicensed
individual prepared while his license was in a
delinquent status. Mr. Palmer did not provide the
required documentation that he exercised proper
responsible supervisory control for plans prepared
outside of his office. An Administrative Complaint
seeking discipline will be filed.
James Michael
Rinehart
Case No.
2007-007995
Probable cause was found that
James Michael Rinehart of Tampa, Florida, a licensed
interior designer, failed to produce permit and
construction documents after receiving $15,000.00. An
Administrative Complaint seeking discipline will be
filed.
William Edwin
Wallace
Case No.
2007-065241
Probable cause was found that
William Edwin Wallace of Jacksonville, Florida, a licensed
architect, signed and sealed drawings that an unlicensed
individual prepared for a commercial project without
ever meeting with the client. The contract entered into
by the unlicensed individual offers architectural
services. An Administrative Complaint seeking discipline
will be filed.
