Florida Bar v. Witt

Respondent Stephen Witt has petitioned this Court to review the recommended disciplinary measures in the referee’s report. We have jurisdiction pursuant to article V, section 15 of the Florida Constitution. We approve the referee’s recommended discipline.

The Bar filed a two-count complaint against Witt relating to his representation of several clients. Count I involves Witt’s representation of Donald Richerson in a worker’s compensation case and a personal injury case. Although Witt was retained in 1988, Richerson never received any evidence of activity on his two claims, despite numerous…