THE FLORIDA BAR v. BAKER

No. SC96980.

810 So.2d 876 (2002)

THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. James Edmund BAKER, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

January 31, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director, and John Anthony Boggs, Director of Lawyer Regulation, The Florida Bar,

Tallahassee, FL; and Stephen Christopher Whalen, Assistant Staff Counsel, Tampa, FL, for Complainant.

Joseph A. Corsmeier of Tew, Barnes & Atkinson, L.L.P., Clearwater, FL, for Respondent.


PER CURIAM.

We have for review a referee's report regarding alleged ethical breaches by James Edmund Baker. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 15, Fla. Const.

Baker and his ex-wife Ellen owned a home in Dade County (the home) as tenants by the entirety. They lived in New York until approximately April 1997, when Baker relocated to Fort Myers for employment as an attorney for the Lee County School Board. Ellen remained in New York. The couple subsequently...

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