Florida Bar v. Fitzgerald

BARKETT, Justice.

This disciplinary proceeding is before us on the complaint of The Florida Bar and the report of the referee. Respondent has petitioned for review of the referee’s findings and recommendations. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 15, Pla. Const.

The charges against respondent stem from the manner in which he conducted himself in two separate professional relationships. In the first, he represented a Mr. and Mrs. Molina after their employer was arrested by the Drug Enforcement Administration. Apparently concerned that the government had prosecutorial designs on them as well, the…