Anthony Palmieri

About Anthony Palmieri

Anthony Palmieri is the Deputy Inspector General for the Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller for Palm Beach County and the Florida Clerks\' Statewide Investigation Alliance; his work improves integrity and better protects the most vulnerable, silent, & innocent citizens of Florida. He is an internationally-recognized subject matter expert & speaker on Silver Collar Crimes & fraud in guardianships. Anthony has advised legislators, bar associations, law enforcement, advocates, & courts throughout the nation. He crafted and spearheaded Florida\'s Clerk Guardianship Auditing Bill (HB635, 2014 & HB1187, 2018) & was one of the fifteen lawyers deeply involved with Florida\'s Guardianship Proceedings Bill (HB5, 2015). He has given keynote, plenary & breakout presentations at numerous national conferences including: Aging in America, Nat\'l Aging & Law Inst, Nat’l Colloquium on Guardianship, Nat\'l Adult Protective Services Assoc, Nat\'l Guardianship Conf, & World Congress on Adult Guardianship (Washington, DC & Seoul, Korea). The Division of Inspector General is accredited by the Florida Commission for Law Enforcement Accreditation. Anthony is the Administrative Coordinator for the Clerks\' Statewide Investigation Alliance which provides investigative services and legal assistance to the Florida Department of Elder Affairs, Office of Public & Professional Guardians. Anthony was an invited expert to the White House Conference on Aging. He is called upon as an expert by the U.S. GAO & the Florida Office of the Attorney General. He was appointed by the Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court to the Florida WINGS committee. In 2020, Anthony’s contributions to the field were acknowledged as a Barry University Distinguished Alumni Award recipient and by the Netflix’s Dirty Money “Guardians Inc.” episode. In 2021, he was interviewed for “Framing Britney Spears” (#freebritney), quoted by the New York Times, BuzzFeed, Daily Mail, & ABA Journal, and appointed as a voting delegate at the decennial National Summit on Guardianship. The consensus-building assembly, facilitated by the Syracuse U. College of Law, developed recommendations for the future of guardianship in the U.S. such as eliminating plenary guardianships and requiring investigators to be independent from courts and decision-makers. Also in 2021, he was named Vice Chair of the Guardianship Improvement Task Force. In 2022, Palmieri was President of the National Guardianship Association.

Experience

1. Past President

   National Guardianship Association

   Jan 2023 — Present

Education

• Barry University - Dwayne O. Andreas School of Law

  Doctor of Law - JD

• University of Florida

  Bachelor's degree