Supreme Court of Florida

In an attorney discipline case, a referee's finding of guilt is approved, but the sentence recommendation rejected as too short where: 1) findings that defendant failed to abide by this client's decisions and that he engaged in dishonesty, fraud, deceit, and misrepresentation were supported by competent, substantial evidence; and 2) the gravity of defendant's misdeeds, and their being more egregious than prior misdeeds for which he received discipline, necessitated a one year, rather than ninety-one day suspension.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/26/2008
• Published 09/26/2008

Judges

• PER CURIAM.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Kenneth Lawrence Marvin, Director of Lawyer Regulation, The Florida Bar, Tallahassee, Florida, and Lorraine Christine Hoffmann, Bar Counsel, The Florida Bar, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Complainant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Kevin P. Tynan of Richardson and Tynan, PLC, Tamarac, FL, for Respondent.