FLORIDA BAR v. PATTERSON

No. SC19-2070.

330 So.3d 519 (2021)

The FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. Kelsay Dayon PATTERSON, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

December 9, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joshua E. Doyle , Executive Director, Patricia Ann Toro Savitz , Staff Counsel, The Florida Bar, Tallahassee, Florida, and Lindsey Margaret Guinand , Bar Counsel, The Florida Bar, Tampa, Florida; and Chris W. Altenbernd of Banker Lopez Gassler P.A., Tampa, Florida, for Complainant.

Russell S. Prince of Palma & Prince, PA, Tampa, Florida, and Kelsay D. Patterson, pro se, Tampa, Florida, for Respondent.


The referee in this disciplinary proceeding found that Kelsay Dayon Patterson committed multiple serious violations of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar (Bar Rules). Among other things, Patterson without foundation accused judges and opposing counsel and parties of racial bias. But the referee recommended only a ninety-day suspension, largely...

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