The Florida Bar v. Grief

701 So.2d 555 (1997)

THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant,

v.

Alexander N. GRIEF, Respondent.

No. 88217.

Supreme Court of Florida.

November 6, 1997.

John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director and John T. Berry, Staff Counsel, Tallahassee, and Kevin P. Tynan, Bar Counsel and David M. Barnovitz, Assistant Staff Counsel, Fort Lauderdale, for Complainant.

John A. Weiss of Weiss & Etkin, Tallahassee, for Respondent.

This is a lawyer discipline proceeding in which The Florida Bar seeks to increase to disbarment the referee's recommended discipline of three years' suspension. We have jurisdiction pursuant to article…