Florida Bar v. Scheinberg

We have for review a referee’s report recommending that Respondent Howard Michael Scheinberg be found guilty of professional misconduct in violation of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar (Bar Rules) and suspended for one year. Respondent Scheinberg has filed a petition for review of the report. We have jurisdiction. See art. V, § 15, Fla. Const. As discussed below, we approve the referee’s findings of fact and recommendation as to guilt. However, we disapprove the referee’s recommended discipline. We conclude that Scheinberg’s serious misconduct in this case warrants a two-year suspension…