Florida Bar v. Shannon
Florida Bar v. Shannon
Opinion of the Court
This disciplinary proceeding is before us on The Florida Bar’s complaint, the respondent’s conditional guilty plea, and the referee’s uncontested report. We have jurisdiction. Art. V, § 15, Fla. Const.
The referee accepted respondent’s conditional plea and found respondent guilty of the following: (1) respondent violated the Code of Professional Responsibility of The Florida Bar, Rule 1-102(A)(4) (engaging in conduct involving fraud, misrepresentation, dishonesty and deceit), and Rule 1-102(A)(6) (conduct reflecting adversely on fitness to practice law), by failing to return his 5V2 year-old daughter to his former wife and the child’s mother, contrary to a court-ordered child visitation order; (2) respondent violated The Florida Bar’s Code of Professional Responsibility Rule 1-102(A)(6) (conduct reflecting adversely on fitness to practice law), and Rule 7-101(A)(2) (failing to carry out a contract for professional services), by abandoning his law practice and neglecting a client’s divorce case without notifying the client; and (3) respondent violated The Florida Bar’s Code of Professional Responsibility Rule 1-102(A)(6) (conduct reflecting adversely on fitness to practice law), and Rule 9-102(B)(4) (failing to promptly pay or deliver funds which a client is entitled to receive), by withholding a brokerage commission fee from a real estate salesman and withdrawing attorney’s fees from an escrow account without authorization.
It is so ordered.
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