THE FLORIDA BAR v. BERGMAN

No. 67735.

492 So.2d 1070 (1986)

THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. Larry R. BERGMAN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

August 21, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director, and John T. Berry, Staff Counsel, Tallahassee, and Stephen Rushing, Branch Staff Counsel, Tampa, and Jan Wichrowski, Asst. Staff Counsel, Orlando, for complainant.

No appearance, for respondent.


BARKETT, Justice.

This disciplinary proceeding is before us on complaint of The Florida Bar and the uncontested report of the referee. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 15, Fla. Const.

Respondent was fully compensated to prosecute an appeal for his client and failed to do so. The referee found respondent guilty of violating Disciplinary Rules 6-101(A)(2) (a lawyer shall not handle a legal matter without adequate preparation) and 6-101(A)(3) (a lawyer shall...

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