Legal Opinion

The Florida Bar v. Orta

Supreme Court of Florida

Decided March 6, 1997No. 85124, 85426PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

689 So.2d 270 (1997)

The FLORIDA BAR, Complainant,

v.

Miguel A. ORTA, Respondent.

Nos. 85124, 85426.

Supreme Court of Florida.

March 6, 1997.

John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director and John T. Berry, Staff Counsel, Tallahassee; and Billy J. Hendrix, Bar Counsel, Miami, for Complainant.

Miguel A. Orta, pro se, North Miami Beach, for Respondent.

2Per curiam

We have for review the complaint of The Florida Bar and the referee's report regarding alleged ethical breaches by Miguel A. Orta. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 15, Fla. Const.

The background of the case is as follows. Orta was suspended in 1988 for three…

3Cases cited8 opinions

  1. The Florida Bar v. MacMillanSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
  2. The Florida Bar v. VannierSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  3. The Florida Bar v. LordSupreme Court of Florida · 1983
  4. The Florida Bar v. BernSupreme Court of Florida · 1982
  5. The Florida Bar v. NilesSupreme Court of Florida · 1994

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4Cited by6 opinions

  1. The Florida Bar v. TemmerSupreme Court of Florida · 1999
  2. Florida Bar v. RotsteinSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
  3. The Florida Bar v. ViningSupreme Court of Florida · 2000
  4. The Florida Bar v. TicktinSupreme Court of Florida · 2009
  5. The Florida Bar v. SpearsSupreme Court of Florida · 2001

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