Case Name: THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. Joseph J. HIGGINS, Respondent
Court: Florida Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 1986-12-18
Citations: 498 So. 2d 946
Docket Number: No. 69395
Parties: THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. Joseph J. HIGGINS, Respondent.
Judges: MCDONALD, C.J., and ADKINS, BOYD, OVERTON, EHRLICH, SHAW and BARK-ETT, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 498
Pages: 946–946

Head Matter:
THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. Joseph J. HIGGINS, Respondent.
No. 69395.
Supreme Court of Florida.
Dec. 18, 1986.
John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director and John T. Berry, Staff Counsel, Tallahassee, and Richard B. Liss, Bar Counsel, Fort Lauderdale, for complainant.
Bernard Berman, Fort Lauderdale, for respondent.

Opinion:
PER CURIAM.
This matter is before the Court on Petition for Approval of Consent Judgment to violations of Disciplinary Rules 1-102(A)(1), 1-102(A)(3), 1-102(A)(4), 1-102(A)(6) of the Code of Professional Responsibility and article XI, Rules 11.02(3)(a) and 11.02(3)(b) of the Integration Rule of The Florida Bar. We approve the petition and we hereby disbar respondent, Joseph J. Higgins, from the practice of law in the State of Florida for a period of three (3) years effective immediately.
Judgment for costs in the amount of $150.00 is hereby entered against respondent, for which sum let execution issue.
It is so ordered.
MCDONALD, C.J., and ADKINS, BOYD, OVERTON, EHRLICH, SHAW and BARK-ETT, JJ., concur.