Florida Bar v. Weidenbenner

Patrick H. Weidenbenner petitions this Court for review of the referee’s recommendation of a public reprimand in this Florida Bar disciplinary proceeding. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 15, Fla. Const. For the reasons expressed, we approve the referee’s recommendation and, by this opinion, publicly reprimand Weidenbenner.

This disciplinary action stems from a complaint filed with the Bar following an unsuccessful will contest and involves two separate documents involving the estate of Willard Utley, who was an elderly Florida lawyer at the time of his death. The first document is a joint…