Florida Bar v. Wilson

Harold Wilson, a member of The Florida Bar, petitions, and The Florida Bar cross-petitions, for review of a referee’s report recommending that Wilson be suspended for ninety days. We have jurisdiction pursuant to article V, section 15, Florida Constitution, and, although we disapprove some of the referee’s findings, we approve the recommended discipline.

The charges against Wilson arose from his representation of a client and two corporations which he incorporated for that client. Both Wilson and the client testified during a hearing which extended over several days. Among other things, the…