Florida Board of Bar Examiners re R.L.B.

R.L.B. asks this Court to review the Florida Board of Bar Examiners’ recommendation that he be denied admission to The Florida Bar. We have jurisdiction based on article V, section 15 of the Florida Constitution.

We agree with the Board’s conclusion that R.L.B. does not show the fitness and moral character required for membership in the Bar. See Fla.Bar Admiss.R., art. III, subd. B, § 2.a. Thus, we conclude that R.L.B. should not be admitted to the Bar at this time.

R.L.B. graduated from law school in 1983. He was later admitted to the bar in another state. He subsequently applied for admission…