THE FLORIDA BAR v. BERTHIAUME

No. SC08-1786.

78 So.3d 503 (2011)

THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. Michelle Erin BERTHIAUME, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

Rehearing Denied January 10, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Harkness, Jr. , Executive Director, Kenneth Lawrence Marvin , Staff Counsel, The Florida Bar, Tallahassee, FL, and Henry Lee Paul , Assistant Staff Counsel, The Florida Bar, Tampa, FL, for Complainant.

G. Michael Keenan of G. Michael Keenan, P.A., West Palm Beach, FL, for Respondent.


PER CURIAM.

We have for review a referee's report recommending that Michelle Erin Berthiaume be found guilty of professional misconduct and suspended from the practice of law for ten days. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 15, Fla. Const. We approve the referee's findings of fact. For the reasons discussed herein, we disapprove the referee's recommendation that Berthiaume be found not guilty of violating Rule Regulating the Florida Bar 4-8.4(c). We find...

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