THE FLORIDA BAR v. FORTUNATO

No. SC96979.

788 So.2d 201 (2001)

THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. Melody Ridgley FORTUNATO, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied June 14, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director, and John Anthony Boggs, Division Director, The Florida Bar, Tallahassee, FL; and Adria E. Quintela, Bar Counsel, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Complainant.

Melody Ridgley Fortunato, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Respondent, pro se.


PER CURIAM.

We have for review a referee's report recommending that attorney Melody Ridgley Fortunato be publicly reprimanded for violating several of the Rules Regulating The Florida Bar. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 15, Fla. Const.

I. FACTS

The Bar filed a complaint against Fortunato and, after a hearing, the referee recommended finding her guilty of several charged rule violations for failing to respond to two related appellate...

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