Supreme Court of Florida

Referee's report recommending that the attorney be found guilty of professional misconduct and disbarred effective, nunc pro tunc, October 8, 2008, is approved where: 1) the record supports the referee's finding that the attorney was not addicted to the two steroids, which supports the referee's determination that the mitigating factor of addiction did not apply to the attorney's abuse of the steroids; 2) the record supports the referee's finding that the mitigating factor of rehabilitation does not apply in this case; 3) because the attorney was nonresponsive for portions of the proceedings and failed to demonstrate an extraordinary level of cooperation, the record supports the referee's decision not to apply this mitigating factor; and 4) based on the standards, case law, and the attorney's egregious misconduct, the referee's recommendation of disbarment is supported.

Appellate Information

• Decided 11/04/2010
• Published 11/04/2010

Judges

• Per Curiam

Court

• Supreme Court of Florida

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• John F. Harkness, Richard B. Marx