Case Title: The Florida Bar v. Samaha

Citation: 407 So. 2d 906

Docket Number: 59834

State: florida

Court: Florida Supreme Court

Date: 1981-12-03T00:00:00Z

Document:
407 So. 2d 906 (1981)
THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant,
v.
John N. SAMAHA, Respondent.
No. 59834.

Supreme Court of Florida.
December 3, 1981.
Stanley A. Spring, Staff Counsel, Tallahassee, Scott K. Tozian and John A. Boggs, Bar Counsels, and Dale E. Krout, Jr., Asst. Staff Counsel, Tampa, and James R. Case, Chairman, Sixth Judicial Circuit Grievance Committee "C", Clearwater Beach, for complainant.
Michael L. Kinney, Tampa, for respondent.
PER CURIAM.
This disciplinary proceeding by The Florida Bar against John N. Samaha, a member of The Florida Bar, is presently before us on complaint of The Florida Bar and report of referee. Pursuant to article XI, Rule 11.06(9)(b) of the Integration Rule of The Florida Bar, the referee's report and record were duly filed with this Court. No petition for review pursuant to article XI, Rule 11.09(1) of the Integration Rule of The Florida Bar has been filed.
Having considered the pleadings and evidence, the referee found as follows:
The referee recommends that respondent be found guilty of violating Disciplinary Rule 2-106(A) and 9-102(B)(4) of the Code of Professional Responsibility of The Florida Bar and Rule 11.02(3)(a) and (4) of Article XI of the Integration Rule of The Florida Bar and recommends that respondent receive a public reprimand.
*907 Having carefully reviewed the record, we approve the findings and recommendations of the referee.
Accordingly, respondent, John N. Samaha, is hereby publicly reprimanded and the publication of this order and judgment shall constitute a public reprimand.
Costs in the amount of $325.25 are hereby taxed against respondent.
It is so ordered.
ADKINS, Acting Chief Justice, and BOYD, OVERTON, ALDERMAN and McDONALD, JJ., concur.