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THE FLORIDA BAR v. TOBKIN

No. SC04-1493.

944 So.2d 219 (2006)

THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. Donald Alan TOBKIN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

October 26, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director, Kenneth K, Marvin, Director of Lawyer Regulation, The Florida Bar, Tallahassee, Florida, Ian S. Seitel, Chair, and Mitchell J. Burnstein, Past Chair, Seventeenth Circuit Grievance Committee "H," Lillian Archbold, Ronna Friedman Young, Bar Counsel, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for Complainant.

Donald Alan Tobkin, M.D., Pro se, Hollywood, Florida.

PER CURIAM.

We review a referee's report finding ethical breaches by Donald Alan Tobkin. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 15, Fla. Const. We approve the referee's findings of fact and recommendations as to guilt. However, we disapprove the recommended discipline of a ten-day suspension and instead impose a ninety-one-day suspension.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

The Florida Bar filed a four-count complaint alleging ethical misconduct...

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