Opinion
No. SC11–2370.
2014-11-10
THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant(s) v. Michael Darren BON, Respondent(s).
The report of the referee is approved as to the findings of fact and recommendations as to guilt. The referee's recommended sanction is disapproved, and Respondent is hereby disbarred. Respondent is currently suspended; therefore, the disbarment is effective, nunc pro tunc, November 18, 2011. Respondent shall fully comply with Rule Regulating the Florida Bar 3–5.1(h).
The referee's recommendations with regard to restitution and costs are approved in part and disapproved in part. Respondent shall make restitution to Thornton, Davis & Fein, P.A., in the amount of $20,262.18. The remainder of the referee's recommendation as to restitution is disapproved. As to costs, judgment is entered for The Florida Bar, 651 East Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399–2300, for recovery of costs from Michael Darren Bon in the amount of $2,751.25, for which sum let execution issue. The remainder of the referee's recommendation as to costs is disapproved.
The filing of a motion for rehearing shall not alter the effective date of this disbarment.