Florida Bar v. Committe

We have for review a referee’s report recommending that Respondent Bruce Edward Committe be found guilty of professional misconduct in violation of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar (Bar Rules) and suspended for ninety-one days.1 In July 2013, the Court issued an order directing Committe to show cause why the referee’s recommended sanction should not be disapproved and a more severe sanction imposed. We have considered the responses filed by Committe and The Florida Bar. As discussed below, we approve the referee’s findings of fact, as well as the referee’s recommendation that Committe be…