Supreme Court of Florida

State Bar's petition for contempt of the plaintiff for violating a court suspension of one year and practicing law, is granted where: 1) the referee properly denied plaintiff's motion to dismiss; 2) the referee did not abuse his discretion by sua sponte taking judicial notice of the Illinois rule regarding the unlicensed practice of law; 3) the referee's findings of fact, that the plaintiff engaged in the practice of law while suspended and that he held himself out as a lawyer while suspended, are supported by competent, substantial evidence in the record; and 4) the referee's recommendations of guilt and discipline is approved.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/12/2009
• Published 11/12/2009

Judges

• PER CURIAM.

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director, Kenneth Lawrence Marvin, Staff Counsel, The Florida Bar, Tallahassee, FL, and Lorraine Christine Hoffman, Bar Counsel, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Complaint.


• For Appellees:
  
• Gerald John D'Ambrosio, pro se, Boca Raton, FL, for Respondent.