Florida Bar v. Newhouse

This disciplinary proceeding is before the Court for consideration of a referee’s report and supplemental report recommending that Richard G. Newhouse be found guilty of professional misconduct arising from misappropriation of client funds and failure to maintain adequate trust-accounting records. Newhouse has filed a petition for review, contesting the referee’s findings of fact and the recommended discipline. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 15, Fla. Const.

Following a hearing at which Newhouse was not present or represented, the referee found that Newhouse had misappropriated thousands of…