Title: The Florida Bar v. Brower

State: florida

Issuer: Florida Supreme Court

Document:

402 So. 2d 1171 (1981)
THE FLORIDA BAR, Petitioner,
v.
George Stephen BROWER, Respondent.
No. 56654.

Supreme Court of Florida.
July 30, 1981.
H. Glenn Boggs, Asst. Staff Counsel, The Florida Bar, Tallahassee, and Ronald R. Richmond, Chairman, Standing Committee on Unauthorized Practice of Law, New Port Richey, for petitioner.
Vaughn C. Brennan, Eaton Park, for respondent.
PER CURIAM.
In response to a petition of The Florida Bar this Court, under article XVI of the Integration Rule, required respondent to appear before a referee to show cause why he should not be found guilty of the unauthorized practice of law and found guilty of indirect criminal contempt of court.
*1172 The referee made the following findings and recommendations:
The Court hereby approves the findings and recommendations of the referee, except insofar as the recommended injunction might apply to lay representation before non-judicial governmental agencies, as permitted by legislative provision and administrative rules. See The Florida Bar v. Moses, 380 So. 2d 412 (Fla. 1980); State ex rel. The Florida Bar v. Sperry, 140 So. 2d 587 (Fla. 1962).
This Court finds respondent guilty of indirect criminal contempt of court and withholds imposition of sentence for so long as he does not violate the injunction against the unauthorized practice of law in Florida.
It is so ordered.
SUNDBERG, C.J., and ADKINS, BOYD, OVERTON and ALDERMAN, JJ., concur.