THE FLORIDA BAR v. WALKDEN

No. SC06-323.

950 So.2d 407 (2007)

THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. John Louis WALKDEN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

February 22, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director, Tallahassee, FL, and Lorraine C. Hoffmann, Bar Counsel, the Florida Bar, Fort Lauderdale, FL, for Complainant.

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


PER CURIAM.

This matter is before the Court on The Florida Bar's petition for contempt against John L. Walkden. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 15, Fla. Const. For the reasons expressed below, we grant the Bar's petition for contempt and disbar Walkden from The Florida Bar.

BACKGROUND

On February 20, 2006, The Florida Bar filed a petition for contempt and for an order to show cause against John L. Walkden. The Bar alleged Walkden...

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