The Florida Bar v. Levenson

By petition for an order lifting suspension, Franklyn Levenson seeks to be restored to good standing as a member and practitioner of The Florida Bar. By response through counsel, the Bar seeks to avoid reinstatement of petitioner and asks appointment of a referee to inquire into certain matters which reflect on petitioner’s fitness to resume practice in our honored profession.

The facts which led to suspension of petitioner are set out in the order of suspension, 211 So.2d 173. Briefly stated, they are: Petitioner was convicted in Federal District Court of multiple, willful violations of the…