A Florida activist filed unlicensed-practice-of-law complaints against White House Press Secretary Katie Zacharia with The Florida Bar and the State Bar of California, and sent copies to two district attorneys, alleging she has repeatedly represented herself on broadcasts and social media as a lawyer despite no bar record in any U.S. jurisdiction. The filings attach an SEC 8‑K, archived X bio, broadcast transcripts with timestamps and bar-directory searches that turned up no license under her married or maiden names. The legal theory hinges on Florida Statute 454.23, which makes holding oneself out as authorized to practice law in Florida a third‑degree felony, and California Business & Professions Code 6126(a), which treats similar conduct as a misdemeanor and imposes a one‑year prosecution window.
Zacharia has a Pepperdine law degree and prior corporate work in Beijing, but investigators found no Florida Certified Foreign Legal Consultant listing and her overseas practice ended years ago, undermining any claim to authorization to practice in Florida. The complainant notes Zacharia’s recent employment with Trump Media, a Florida corporation, to establish jurisdiction and emphasizes prior success filing UPL complaints pro se in Tampa. The piece concludes that the bar and prosecutors now have detailed exhibits to review and asks readers to donate to fund further records work and filings.
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