Legal Opinion
The Florida Bar v. Scott
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided June 10, 2010No. SC05-1145PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Per curiam
We have for review a referee’s report recommending that William Sumner Scott be found guilty of professional misconduct and suspended from the practice of law for eighteen months. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 15, Fla. Const. We approve the referee’s findings of fact and recommendations regarding guilt. But we disapprove the sanction recommendation and instead impose a three-year suspension.
FACTS
The referee found that The Florida Bar proved the following facts by clear and convincing evidence.
In 1995, Scott represented Richard Mas-eri’s company, Private Research, Inc., in a suit for an…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- The Florida Bar v. AndersonSupreme Court of Florida · 1989
- The Florida Bar v. TemmerSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
- The Florida Bar v. FrederickSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
- The Florida Bar v. ShoureasSupreme Court of Florida · 2005
- The Florida Bar v. JordanSupreme Court of Florida · 1998
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Patricia Young v. Norva L. AchenbauchSupreme Court of Florida · 2014
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- Florida Bar v. RobertoSupreme Court of Florida · 2011
- Scott v. FrankelDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2015
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