THE FLORIDA BAR v. BLOOM

No. SC06-1025.

972 So.2d 172 (2007)

THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. Ronald Leon BLOOM, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

December 13, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director, Kenneth Lawrence Marvin, Director of Lawyer Regulation, and James N. Watson, Jr., Bar Counsel, The Florida Bar, Tallahassee, FL, for Complainant.

Scott K. Tozian and Gwendolyn H. Hinkle of Smith, Tozian and Hinkle, P.A., Tampa, Florida, and James W. Radloff of Radloff and Radloff, P.A., Jacksonville, FL, for Respondent.


PER CURIAM.

We have for review a referee's report recommending that Ronald Leon Bloom be found guilty of professional misconduct and disbarred. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 15, Fla. Const. For the reasons expressed below, we disapprove the recommendation that Bloom be found guilty of violating Rules Regulating the Florida Bar 5-1.2(b) and (c), but approve the remainder of the referee's report and disbar Bloom.

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