THE FLORIDA BAR v. DEL PINO

No. SC05-734.

955 So.2d 556 (2007)

THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. Patricia DEL PINO, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

April 19, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director and Kenneth Lawrence Marvin, Director of Lawyer Regulation, The Florida Bar, Tallahassee, FL, and Randi Klayman Lazarus, Bar Counsel, Miami, FL, for Complainant.

John A. Weiss, Tallahassee, FL, for Respondent.


PER CURIAM.

We have for review a referee's report recommending that Patricia Del Pino be found guilty of professional misconduct and disbarred. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 15, Fla. Const. For the reasons set forth below, we approve the referee's findings of fact and conclusions of guilt, but disapprove the recommendation of disbarment and suspend Del Pino for three years.

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