Florida Bar v. Seidler

The Florida Bar filed a five-count complaint against Seidler, a member of the bar. This Court appointed a referee, who, after a hearing, recommended that Seidler be found guilty of violating disciplinary rules 1-102(A)(4) (conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation), 1-102(A)(6) (conduct adversely reflecting on fitness to practice law), 6-101(A)(3) (neglect of a legal matter), and 3-101(B) (practicing law in a jurisdiction where doing so violates the profession in that jurisdiction)1 and article XI, rule 11.02(4) (trust account rule) of the integration rule. Taking into…