Florida Bar v. Mirk

We have for review a referee’s report recommending that Respondent R. Patrick Mirk be found guilty of professional misconduct and disbarred. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 15, Fla. Const. For the reasons discussed herein, we approve the referee’s findings of fact and recommendations of guilt, as well as the referee’s recommended discipline. Accordingly, we disbar Mirk from the practice of law in Florida.

BACKGROUND

The Bar filed a two-count complaint against Mirk, alleging that he violated several of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar (Bar Rules). A referee was appointed. After holding a…