Florida Bar v. Levey

This disciplinary proceeding is before the Court for consideration of the referee’s report. The referee accepted a conditional guilty plea from the respondent, Burton R. Levey, and recommended the disciplinary measure set forth in a consent judgment approved by The Florida Bar.

Based on respondent’s admission that he continued to advise and represent a certain client with regard to that client’s ostensibly legitimate business affairs when respondent knew or should have known that the client’s business affairs were to some extent affected by or connected with possible criminal activities on the…