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The Florida Bar v. Dolan

Supreme Court of Florida
Jun 21, 1984
452 So. 2d 563 (Fla. 1984)

Opinion

No. 65059.

June 21, 1984.

Original Proceeding — The Florida Bar.

John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director and John T. Berry, Staff Counsel, Tallahassee, and Michael D. Powell, Bar Counsel, Fort Lauderdale, for complainant.

Burton Young and Laura S. Rotstein of Young, Stern Tannenbaum, North Miami Beach, for respondent.


This matter is before the Court on Petition for Approval of Conditional Guilty Plea for Consent Judgment and Entry of Final Order of Discipline to violations of Rule 11.02(3)(a), article XI, of the Integration Rule and Disciplinary Rules 1-102(A)(1), (5) and (6) of the Code of Professional Responsibility of the Florida Bar. We approve the Petition, and Respondent, James Vincent Dolan, is hereby suspended from the practice of law for ninety (90) days effective July 23, 1984, thereby giving respondent thirty (30) days to close out his practice and take the necessary steps to protect his clients and respondent shall not accept any new business.

Costs in the amount of $284.04 are hereby taxed against the Respondent.

It is so ordered.

ADKINS, Acting C.J., and OVERTON, McDONALD, EHRLICH and SHAW, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

The Florida Bar v. Dolan

Supreme Court of Florida
Jun 21, 1984
452 So. 2d 563 (Fla. 1984)
Case details for

The Florida Bar v. Dolan

Case Details

Full title:THE FLORIDA BAR, COMPLAINANT, v. JAMES VINCENT DOLAN, RESPONDENT

Court:Supreme Court of Florida

Date published: Jun 21, 1984

Citations

452 So. 2d 563 (Fla. 1984)

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