Opinion
CASE NO.: SC13-1547
09-26-2014
THE FLORIDA BAR Complainant(s) v. STEVEN E. SIFF Respondent(s)
Lower Tribunal No(s).: 2013-50,555(17D)
The uncontested report of the referee is approved and respondent is suspended from the practice of law for eighteen months. Respondent has advised the he is no longer practicing law; therefore this suspension is effective, nunc pro tunc, August 20, 2014. Respondent shall fully comply with Rule Regulating the Florida Bar 3-5.1(h).
Respondent is further placed on probation for two years under the terms and conditions set forth in the report and amended consent judgment.
Judgment is entered for The Florida Bar, 651 East Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2300, for recovery of costs from Steven E. Siff in the amount of $1,381.08, for which sum let execution issue.
Not final until time expires to file motion for rehearing, and if filed, determined. The filing of a motion for rehearing shall not alter the effective date of this suspension. LABARGA, C.J., and PARIENTE, LEWIS, QUINCE, CANADY, POLSTON, and PERRY, JJ., concur. A True Copy
Test:
/s/_________
John A. Tomasino
Clerk, Supreme Court
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Served:
MICHAEL DAVID SOIFER
ANDREW SCOTT BERMAN
ADRIA E. QUINTELA
HON. MICHELLE ALVAREZ BARAKAT