Opinion
Case No. SC02-2005.
April 4, 2003.
Lower Tribunal No. 2003-90,023(OSC)
The Court having issued its Order to Show Cause to respondent and respondent having failed to respond to said Order to Show Cause, The Florida Bar's Motion to Decide Case on the Merits and Request for Ninety-One Day Suspension is hereby granted.
IT IS ORDERED that respondent is suspended from the practice of law for 91 days, effective 30 days from the date of this order so that respondent can close out his practice and protect the interests of existing clients. Respondent shall remain suspended until he has complied with the conditions of his probation. If respondent notifies this Court in writing that he is no longer practicing and does not need the 30 days to protect existing clients, this Court will enter an order making the suspension effective immediately. Respondent shall accept no new business from the date this order is filed until the suspension expires.
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.
ANSTEAD, C.J., and WELLS, PARIENTE, LEWIS, QUINCE, CANTERO and BELL, JJ., concur.