THE FLORIDA BAR v. ROSS

No. SC11-1106.

140 So.3d 518 (2014)

THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. David Leonard ROSS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

May 29, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Harkness, Jr. , Executive Director, Adria E. Quintela , Staff Counsel, and Allison Carden Sackett , Bar Counsel, The Florida Bar, Tallahassee, FL, for Complainant.

Andrew Scott Berman of Young, Berman, Karpf & Gonzalez, P.A., Miami, FL, for Respondent.


PER CURIAM.

We have for review a referee's report recommending that Respondent David Leonard Ross be found guilty of professional misconduct.1 The referee recommended a sanction of a six-month suspension. We approve the referee's findings of fact and recommendations of guilt; however, we disapprove the referee's recommended sanction. Based on case law and the Florida Standards for Imposing Lawyer Sanctions, we conclude that the appropriate...

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