The Florida Bar v. Roth

693 So.2d 969 (1997)

THE FLORIDA BAR, Petitioner,

v.

Robert ROTH, Respondent.

No. 86208.

Supreme Court of Florida.

May 15, 1997.

John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director and John T. Berry, Staff Counsel, Tallahassee, and Rhonda G. Lapin, Bar Counsel, Miami, for Complainant.

Nicholas R. Friedman, Vilas, North Carolina; and A.J. Barranco of the Law Offices of A.J. Barranco & Associates, P.A., Miami, for Respondent.

We have for review the complaint of The Florida Bar and the referee's report regarding alleged ethical breaches by Robert Roth. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 15, Fla. Const.

The Bar filed a…