Supreme Court of Florida

In attorney disciplinary proceedings involving allegations of misconduct arising from attorneys' entering into a secret "engagement agreement" with the DuPont Corporation while representing clients in Benlate cases against DuPont, a report recommending that respondent-attorney be found guilty of professional misconduct and recommending several sanctions is disapproved to the extent it recommended a public reprimand and probation. Instead, a two year suspension is imposed and respondent is ordered to disgorge his portion of a prohibited fee paid by DuPont.

Appellate Information

• Decided 05/03/2007
• Published 05/03/2007

Judges

• PER CURIAM.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director, Kenneth L. Marvin, Director of Lawyer Regulation, James A.G. Davey, Jr. and Donald M. Spangler, Bar Counsels, The Florida Bar, Tallahassee, FL, for Complainant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Michael Nachwalter and Lauren C. Ravkind of Kenny Nachwalter, P.A., Miami, FL, for Respondent.