THE FLORIDA BAR v. BAILEY

No. SC96767.

803 So.2d 683 (2001)

THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. F. Lee BAILEY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

November 21, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director, and John Anthony Boggs, Staff Counsel, Tallahassee, FL; David Robert Ristoff, Branch Staff Counsel, and Debra Joyce Davis, Assistant Staff Counsel, Tampa, FL; and Terrance E. Schmidt, Jacksonville, FL, for Complainant.

Bruce Rogow and Beverly A. Pohl of Bruce S. Rogow, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL; Don Beverly; and Russell S. Bohn of Caruso, Burlington, Bohn & Compiani, P.A., West Palm Beach, FL, for Respondent.

P. Michael Patterson, United States Attorney, Tallahassee, FL, for the Northern District of Florida, Amicus Curiae.


PER CURIAM.

F. Lee Bailey seeks review of a referee's report finding numerous, serious violations of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar and recommending permanent disbarment. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 15, Fla. Const. For the reasons that follow, we approve the referee's findings of guilt and order that F. Lee Bailey be disbarred.

FACTS

The Florida Bar filed a complaint against Bailey alleging seven counts of misconduct in...

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