THE FLORIDA BAR v. MERWIN

No. 81169.

636 So.2d 717 (1994)

THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. William R. MERWIN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

May 12, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director, John T. Berry, Staff Counsel, and James N. Watson, Jr., Bar Counsel, Tallahassee, for complainant.

Joseph E. Warren, Jacksonville, for respondent.


PER CURIAM.

This matter is before the Court on complaint from The Florida Bar and the referee's report. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 15, Fla. Const.

The referee found that in 1991 William R. Merwin was hired as divorce counsel for Kimberly Darty Hodgins and in the course of the divorce proceedings, he failed to attend a scheduled pretrial conference and the trial. In addition to his non-appearances, he failed to return telephone calls from the judge...

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