Supreme Court of Florida, 1981

Florida Bar v. Barclay

Florida Bar v. Barclay
Supreme Court of Florida · Decided May 28, 1981 · Adkins, Boyd, England, McDonald, Overton
398 So. 2d 1372; 1981 Fla. LEXIS 2703 (Southern Reporter, Second Series)

Florida Bar v. Barclay

Opinion of the Court

PER CURIAM.

This matter is before the Court on petition for approval of conditional guilty plea to consent judgment and entry of final order of discipline to violations of disciplinary rules prohibiting the charging of excessive fees, conduct which adversely reflects on a lawyer’s fitness to practice law, and conduct of a dishonest or immoral character.* We approve the petition, and we hereby reprimand respondent, James M. Barclay, for these violations. Publication of this order in Southern Reporter shall serve as respondent’s public reprimand.

Costs in the amount of $318.05 are hereby taxed against the respondent.

It is so ordered.

ADKINS, Acting Chief Justice, BOYD, OVERTON, ENGLAND and McDONALD, JJ., concur.

The applicable provisions are Fla. Bar Code Prof. Resp. D.R. 1-102(A)(6), 2-106(A), (B)(1) and (4), and Fla. Bar Integr. Rule, art. XI, rule 11.02(3)(a).

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