Scumbag Lawyer Nick Chiappetta: Florida Bar’s Epic Failure Exposed

On August 12, 2025, U.S. District Judge John E. Steele issued a devastating ruling against Florida lawyer Nick Chiappetta, blasting him for “bad faith” and issuing a rare public reprimand. The case, tied to TikTok provocateur Danesh Noshirvan’s federal defamation lawsuit, exposed Chiappetta’s role in enabling a client known as a “digital jihadist.”

Judge Steele’s order left no room for interpretation: Chiappetta failed to control his client’s profanity-laced deposition tirade, then greenlit his return to social media to smear opposing counsel. This conduct, Steele ruled, was deeply unbecoming of an officer of the court.

But the scandal doesn’t stop in the courtroom. Chiappetta’s own law firm website falsely advertised “victories” that never occurred, including claiming success in cases still ongoing. Steele explicitly ruled there was “no conspiracy” in Noshirvan’s claims, yet Chiappetta’s website still touts the opposite. As journalist Richard Luthmann said on The Unknown Podcast: “He is lying on his website.”

Despite this, the Florida Bar responded to formal complaints with silence and dismissal. In a September 2, 2025 email, Bar counsel Diane Suhm declared the matter “a civil dispute” and closed the file. Translation: no investigation, no discipline, and no protection for the public.

Luthmann’s fiery response mocked the Bar’s impotence and declared he would invoke Norse Law, calling upon Jarls Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis to mete out justice where the Bar refuses. “If the Bar won’t act,” Luthmann warned, “they’ve made the Rule of Law optional.”

This exposé raises urgent questions: If a federal judge’s reprimand isn’t enough to trigger action, what is? Why does the Florida Bar exist if not to safeguard Floridians from unethical attorneys? And how many more scumbag lawyers will it protect by doing nothing?

The public deserves answers. And until the Florida Bar acts, the credibility of the legal system in Florida remains in freefall.