Case Name: THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. John J. HIGGINS, Respondent
Court: Florida Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1983-11-03
Citations: 440 So. 2d 1270
Docket Number: No. 62379
Parties: THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. John J. HIGGINS, Respondent.
Judges: ADKINS, A.C.J., and BOYD, OVERTON, McDonald and SHAW, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 440
Pages: 1270–1271

Head Matter:
THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. John J. HIGGINS, Respondent.
No. 62379.
Supreme Court of Florida.
Nov. 3, 1983.
John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director; Stanley A. Spring, Staff Counsel and Dale E. Krout, Jr., Bar Counsel, Tallahassee, for complainant.
Robert Stuart Willis, Jacksonville, for respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
Upon complaint by The Florida Bar, this Court appointed a referee to conduct a hearing regarding Higgins' alleged misconduct. Higgins tendered a conditional guilty plea acknowledging his violation of the Florida Bar Code of Professional Responsibility, Disciplinary Rule 9-102(A). The referee recommended that Higgins be found guilty in accordance with his conditional plea, and that he be suspended from the practice of law in the State of Florida for a period of three months with automatic reinstatement at the conclusion of the three-month period.
Neither side contests the referee's report, which we adopt. John J. Higgins is suspended from the practice of law in the State of Florida for a period of three months, effective this date, with automatic reinstatement at the conclusion of the three-month period. We assess the costs of these proceedings against respondent in the amount of $1,443.80.
It is so ordered.
ADKINS, A.C.J., and BOYD, OVERTON, McDonald and SHAW, JJ., concur.
We feel it unnecessary to publish the full text of the plea. The Court file is open for inspection.