THE FLORIDA BAR v. D'AMBROSIO

No. SC04-922.

946 So.2d 977 (2006)

THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. Gerald John D'AMBROSIO, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

October 19, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director, Kenneth L. Marvin, Director of Lawyer Regulation, The Florida Bar, Tallahassee, FL, Lorraine C. Hoffman, Bar Counsel, The Florida Bar, Fort Lauderdale, FL, and Yvette M. Trelles, Past Vice Chair, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee, West Palm Beach, FL, for Complainant.

Kevin P. Tynan of Richardson and Tynan, PLC, Tamarac, FL, for Respondent.


PER CURIAM.

We have for review a referee's report regarding alleged ethical breaches by Gerald John D'Ambrosio. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 15, Fla. Const. For the reasons explained herein, we disapprove the referee's recommendation that D'Ambrosio be disbarred. Instead, we impose a one-year suspension.

FACTS

The Florida Bar filed a five-count complaint against Gerald John D'Ambrosio alleging that he failed to provide notice of...

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