But this played out on July 31, 2024, in Pasco County, and some of the violence was captured by a cellphone. The video already played a role in the criminal charges against now-suspended Land O’ Lakes attorney Peter Berkman.
After Berkman was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill and larceny petit theft from $100 to $750, the Florida Bar sought and received his interim felony suspension of the financial services and real estate lawyer. The state Supreme Court’s suspension of Berkman began June 12. Berkman, a Florida Bar member since 2012 with a previously clean discipline record, posted $2,000 bond the day after his arrest and has pleaded not guilty to the charges. A November trial date has been set.