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THE FLORIDA BAR v. SAWYER

No. 48851.

334 So.2d 259 (1976)

THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. Hugh SAWYER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied July 21, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Douglas M. Midgley, Fort Myers, and James P. Hollaway, Asst. Staff Counsel, The Florida Bar, Tallahassee, for complainant.

Michael R.N. McDonnell, of Brown, Pelham, McDonnell & Hart, Tallahassee, for respondent.

PER CURIAM.

We concur in the referee's recommendation that Mr. Sawyer be adjudged guilty of Count III, namely "initiating and participating in the distribution of [substantially] all liquid assets of a corporation in which his client was the majority stockholder, and preferring himself in making payment out of the corporate assets for purported past attorney's fees without advance claim to the client, contrary to DR 5-101(A); DR 5-105(A), and (B); DR 7-102(A)(7),...

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