Title: The Florida Bar v. Neely

State: florida

Issuer: Florida Supreme Court

Document:

417 So. 2d 957 (1982)
THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant,
v.
Gary H. NEELY, Respondent.
No. 60205.

Supreme Court of Florida.
May 13, 1982.
Rehearing Denied August 27, 1982.
*958 David G. McGunegle, Bar Counsel, Orlando, and Stanley A. Spring, Staff Counsel, Tallahassee, for complainant.
John Spencer Robinson, Daytona Beach, and Gary H. Neely, in pro. per., for respondent.
PER CURIAM.
We have for review the report and recommendation of the referee. Jurisdiction is pursuant to article V, section 15, Florida Constitution.
The report of the referee included the following findings:
(Footnotes omitted.)
The referee recommended that respondent be found guilty of violating Fla.Bar Code Prof.Resp., D.R. 6-101(A)(3) and not guilty of violating Fla.Bar Code Prof.Resp., D.R. 6-101(A)(2).
As to discipline, the referee recommended the following:
We agree with the recommendation of the referee except insofar as he would require the respondent to be an associate or partner of another member of The Florida Bar before the respondent could engage in the practice of law. The other recommended conditions of probation allow ample supervision over respondent's practice during his period of probation. Furthermore, the effective result of requiring associate or partnership status of the respondent may well be to deny him the ability to practice at all, turning the probation into a suspension.
We find that in this case a public reprimand and a one year probation with the following terms is appropriate discipline:
(1) That respondent accept no employment involving criminal appeals;
(2) That respondent permit no other attorney to initiate or prosecute appeals in the name of respondent, or as the respondent's associate;
(3) That respondent's court appearances and representation of clients in the courts of this state be supervised or periodically reviewed by another member of The Florida Bar;
(4) That respondent make periodic reports on his caseload and supervision of his work;
(5) That respondent be required to file such report with the Clerk of the Supreme Court and serve a copy on staff counsel of The Florida Bar.
Costs in the amount of $339.06 are charged to the respondent, and in addition, any other costs that have been or may be incurred by these proceedings.
It is so ordered.
ADKINS, Acting C.J., and BOYD, OVERTON, ALDERMAN and McDONALD, JJ., concur.