Opinion
No. SC12–1216.
2012-07-27
THE FLORIDA BAR, Petitioner(s) v. Steven Neil LIPPMAN, Respondent(s).
The Disbarment on Consent is approved and respondent is disbarred, effective ten days from the date of this order so that respondent can close out his practice and protect the interests of existing clients. If respondent notifies this Court in writing that he is no longer practicing and does not need the ten days to protect existing clients, this Court will enter an order making the disbarment effective immediately. Respondent shall fully comply with Rule Regulating the Florida Bar 3–5.1(g). Further, respondent shall accept no new business from the date this order is filed.
Judgment is entered for The Florida Bar, 651 East Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399–2300, for recovery of costs from Steven Neil Lippman in the amount of $5,599.21, for which sum let execution issue.
The filing of a motion for rehearing shall not alter the effective date of this disbarment.