Florida Bar v. Flinn

This is a lawyer disciplinary proceeding in which the respondent, Gene Flinn, petitions for review of the referee’s findings of fact and his recommendation of disbarment. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 15, Fla.Const. We approve the referee’s findings, and we determine that disbarment is the appropriate discipline in this case.

The seven-count complaint against Flinn charged him with acts which occurred before January 1, 1987, in violation of the Disciplinary Rules of the Code of Professional Conduct, and acts which occurred after January 1, 1987, in violation of the Rules Regulating The…