Florida Bar v. Jordan

We have for review the complaint of The Florida Bar and the referee’s report regarding alleged ethical breaches by Robert Paul Jordan, II. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 15, Fla. Const.

The record reflects the following. Jordan, a member of the Florida Bar, was retained in 1991 by Jacob and Isabelle Flowers. Jordan was paid $1,500 by the Flowers to represent their son, Lawrence, at a postconviction relief hearing. The motion for postconviction relief was denied by written order on October 29, 1991. Lawrence Flowers was given thirty days to appeal the denial of relief. Jordan filed a notice of…