Legal Opinion
In Re Steffens
District Court of Appeal of Florida
Decided August 1, 2008No. 5D07-4103PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
988 So.2d 142 (2008)
In the Matter of Nicholas T. STEFFENS, Esq., Appellant.
No. 5D07-4103.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Fifth District.
August 1, 2008.
Nicholas T. Steffens, of Nicholas T. Steffens & Assoc., Parkland, for Appellant.
2Per curiam
Nicholas T. Steffens, an attorney licensed to practice law in the State of Florida, appeals a contempt fine imposed by the court for failing to appear at a hearing. We reverse, as the contempt proceedings did not comply with Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.840.
Mr. Steffens represented Debra Tripp in a summary probate proceeding. Mr. Steffens and Ms. Tripp…
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