Florida Bar v. Moxley

At issue here is the appropriate discipline in this bar grievance case.

Moxley, a duly licensed lawyer, practiced law and maintained a trust account. He also engaged in a private business not directly connected with his law practice. He utilized the same checking account for both his client trust fund and the separate business venture. On occasion he advanced funds from this account to other accounts both for the business and for his law practice before receiving deposits for those expenditures. The referee properly found that such conduct violated article XI, rule 11.02(4) of the Integration…