THE FLORIDA BAR v. COHEN

No. SC03-2041.

908 So.2d 405 (2005)

THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. Steven Edward COHEN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

July 7, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

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

Hal B. Anderson of Billing, Cochran, Heath, Lyles, Mauro and Anderson, P.A., Fort Lauderdale, FL and Daniel S. Mandel of Mandel, Weisman, Brodie, Griffin and Heimberg, P.A., Boca Raton, FL, for Respondent.


PER CURIAM.

Attorney Steven Edward Cohen contests a referee's report recommending that he be disbarred from the practice of law for ethical misconduct. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 15, Fla. Const. For the reasons explained below, we approve the referee's findings of fact and recommendations as to guilt, as well as the recommended discipline. We hereby disbar Cohen from the practice of law.

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