THE FLORIDA BAR v. COX

No. SC96217.

794 So.2d 1278 (2001)

THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. Karen Schmid COX, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

May 17, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director, and John Anthony Boggs, Division Director, Tallahassee, FL; and Debra Joyce Davis, Assistant Staff Counsel, Tampa, FL, for Complainant.

David A. Maney of Maney, Damsker & Jones, P.A., Tampa, FL, for Respondent.


PER CURIAM.

We have for review a referee's report recommending that attorney Karen Schmid Cox be publicly reprimanded for violating several Rules Regulating the Florida Bar. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 15, Fla. Const. For the reasons expressed below, we disapprove the referee's recommended discipline and impose a one-year suspension.

The Bar charged Cox with violating four Rules Regulating the Florida Bar while acting in her capacity as...

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