Florida Bar v. Gwynn

We have for review a referee’s report recommending that respondent be found guilty of professional misconduct and suspended from the practice of law for ninety days. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 15, Fla. Const. For the reasons more fully explained below, we approve the referee’s findings of fact and recommendations as to guilt, but we disapprove the recommended discipline, and instead impose a ninety-one-day suspension.

FACTS

On April 1, 2008, The Florida Bar filed a four-count complaint against respondent, Mary Alice Gwynn, alleging various instances of misconduct relating to her…