Probable Cause Panel Meeting

November 5, 2007

I. Unlicensed Cases

All Architecture Professional Services, Inc.
Majid M. Hawari
Case No. 2007-037536 

Probable cause was found that All Architecture Professional Services, Inc. of Tampa, Florida, is not licensed to practice interior design or architecture in Florida and is offering such services on a business card. A Notice and Order to Cease and Desist was issued and an Administrative Complaint seeking fines will be filed.

Architectural Innovations of Tampa Bay, LLC
John Hartwell
Case No. 2007-045268 

Probable cause was found that Architectural Innovations of Tampa Bay, LLC of Valrico, Florida, is not licensed to practice Architecture in Florida and is doing business as Architectural Innovations of Tampa Bay, LLC. A Notice to Cease and Desist from offering architectural services was issued along with the requirement that John Hartwell sign an affidavit stating it has changed its business name, and will not offer such services in the future. If Mr. Hartwell fails to return the affidavit, an Administrative Complaint seeking fines will be filed.

Teena M. Benton
Benton Drafting and Design
Case No. 2007-008550 

Probable cause was found that Teena M. Benton of Titusville, Florida is not licensed to practice architecture in Florida and provided architectural services for a church and a commercial building. A Notice and Order to Cease and Desist was issued and an Administrative Complaint seeking fines will be filed.

Jorge E. Rodriguez Buitrado
Case No. 2007-043249 

Probable cause was found that Jorge E. Rodriguez Buitrado of Miami, Florida, is not licensed to practice architecture in Florida and contracted to provide architectural services for a residential project. A Notice and Order to Cease and Desist was issued and an Administrative Complaint seeking fines was filed.

Kathryn Carbone
Interior Design South, Inc.
Case Nos. 2007-019834 and 2007-019854 

Probable cause was found that Kathryn J. Carbone of Delray Beach, Florida, was not licensed to practice interior design or architecture in Florida and was doing business as Interior Design South, Inc. Ms. Carbone’s web site offered architectural design and references many commercial projects. Ms Carbone was offering such services through a business entity without a certificate of authorization. A Notice and Order to Cease and Desist was issued and an Administrative Complaint seeking fines was filed.

Subsequently, Kathryn J. Carbone became duly licensed to practice interior design in Florida and her business entity, Interior Design South, Inc. through which she may offer interior design services has been issued the appropriate certificate of authorization by the State of Florida.

Hilda Flack
Hilda Flack Interiors
Case No. 2007-026383 

Probable cause was found that Hilda Flack of Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, is not licensed to practice interior design in Florida and is offering such services on her web site Further, in a recent advertisement, Ms. Flack is offering commercial design services. A Notice and Order to Cease and Desist was issued and an Administrative Complaint seeking fines will be filed.

Michael McEachron
Case No. 2007-041855 

Probable cause was found that Michael McEachron of Lauderhill, Florida, is not licensed to practice architecture in Florida and contracted to provide signed and sealed drawings for a residential project. A Notice and Order to Cease and Desist was issued and an Administrative Complaint seeking fines was filed.

Fanitsa Meehan
Fanitsa, Inc.
Case No. 2007-029196 

Probable cause was found that Fanitsa Meehan of St. Petersburg, Florida, is not licensed to practice interior design in Florida. Ms. Meehan was previously licensed; however, her license went delinquent on March 1, 2003 and then into a null and void status on March 1, 2005. Ms. Meehan continues to offer interior design services and use a null and void license number. Ms. Meehan’s web site also offers “architectural working drawings”. A Notice and Order to Cease and Desist was issued and an Administrative Complaint seeking fines will be filed.

Mounir Consul & Associates, Inc.
Myers Associates
Case No. 2007-042435 

Probable cause was found that Mounir Consul & Associates, Inc. of Sarasota, Florida, is not licensed to practice architecture in Florida but is using the title “Master of Architecture” and is offering such services through a corporation without a certificate of authorization. A Notice to Cease and Desist was issued and an Administrative Complaint seeking fines will be filed.

George T. Myers
Myers Associates
Case No. 2007-040777 

Probable cause was found that George T. Myers of Holmes Beach, Florida, is not licensed to practice Architecture in Florida and is offering such services on a sign in front of a residential project. A Notice to Cease and Desist from offering architectural services was issued along with the requirement that George T. Myers sign an affidavit stating he has changed his sign, and will not offer such services in the future. If Mr. Myers fails to return the affidavit, an Administrative Complaint seeking fines will be filed.

Earl G. Nelson
Case No. 2007-044565 

Probable cause was found that Earl G. Nelson of Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, is not licensed to practice architecture in Florida. Mr. Nelson was previously licensed; however, his license went delinquent on March 1, 1993, and then into a null and void status on March 1, 1995. Further, Mr. Nelson practiced architecture, held himself out as an architect and used his null and void license number. A Notice and Order to Cease and Desist was issued and an Administrative Complaint seeking fines will be filed.

Quantified Marketing Group, LLC
Aaron Allen
Case No. 2007-030214 

Probable cause was found that Quantified Marketing Group, LLC of Heathrow, Florida, is not licensed to practice interior design in Florida and is offering interior design services on its web site. The Web site also includes commercial projects in the State of Florida. Further, Quantified Marketing Group, LLC is offering such services through a business entity without a certificate of authorization. A Notice and Order to Cease and Desist and an Administrative Complaint seeking fines will be filed.

Savoie Architects, P.A.
Matthew C. Savoie
Case No. 2007-040330 

Probable cause was found that Savoie Architects, P.A. of Santa Rosa Beach, is not licensed to practice architecture in Florida and is offering such services without a certificate of authorization. A citation was issued on July 26, 2007 which Savoie Architects, P.A.’s attorney disputes. An Administrative Complaint seeking fines was filed.

Ingrid H. Triplett
Architectural Design Services
Case No. 2007-041917 

Probable cause was found that Ingrid H. Triplett of Davie, Florida, is not licensed to practice architecture in Florida and contracted to provide signed and sealed drawings for a residential project and is doing business as Architectural Design Services. Further, Ms. Triplett is offering these services through a corporation without a certificate of authorization. A Notice to Cease and Desist was issued and an Administrative Complaint seeking fines will be filed.

Valarie M. Interiors, Inc.
Valarie M. Tatalovich
Case No. 2007-041646 

Probable cause was found that Valarie M. Interiors, Inc. of Palm Beach, Florida, is not licensed to practice Interior Design in Florida and is offering such services in an advertisement in the Palm Beach Life Magazine. A Notice to Cease and Desist from offering interior design services was issued along with the requirement that Valarie M. Tatalovich sign an affidavit stating it has changed its advertisement to delete all references to interior design. If Ms. Tatalovich fails to return the affidavit, an Administrative Complaint seeking fines will be filed.

Villa Rue 9
Huguette Goulet
Case No. 2007-39573 

Probable cause was found that Villa Rue 9 of St. Petersburg, Florida, is not licensed to practice interior design in Florida and is offering such services in an advertisement in the Summer 2007 issue of the St. Petersburg Downtown Guide. A Notice and Order to Cease was issued and an Administrative Complaint seeking fines will be filed.

Ben C. Winkler
BWI Design
Case No. 2007-037897 

Probable cause was found that Ben C. Winkler of Boca Raton, Florida, is not licensed to practice interior design or architecture in Florida and is offering “Interior Architecture & Design” on his business card. A Notice and Order to Cease and was issued and an Administrative Complaint seeking fines will be filed.

Workscapes, Inc.
Richard J. Dvorak
Case No. 2007-037639 

Probable cause was found that Workscapes, Inc. of Orlando, Florida is not licensed to practice interior design in Florida and is offering commercial space planning on its web site and signage. Further, Workscapes, Inc. is offering such services through a business entity without a certificate of authorization. A Notice and Order to Cease and Desist was issued and an Administrative Complaint seeking fines will be filed.

II.        Licensed Cases

James C. Perry
Perry Abney & Associates
Case No. 2007-010010 

Probable cause was found that James C. Perry of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, a licensed architect, partnered with an unlicensed individual on a residential project. The Unlicensed individual held himself out as an architect. Further, Mr. Perry is offering architectural services through a business entity without a certificate of authorization. An Administrative Complaint seeking discipline will be filed.