The Florida Bar v. Sheppard

518 So.2d 250 (1987)

THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant,

v.

Dennis P. SHEPPARD, Respondent.

No. 69008.

Supreme Court of Florida.

December 3, 1987.

Rehearing Denied February 5, 1988.

John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director and John T. Berry, Staff Counsel, Tallahassee, and Paul A. Gross, Bar Counsel, Miami, for complainant.

Edward A. Carhart, Coral Gables, for respondent.

This disciplinary proceeding is before us on a complaint of the Florida Bar and the referee's report which is contested by the Florida Bar. We have jurisdiction pursuant to article V, section 15, Florida Constitution.

In 1985, Sheppard was…