THE FLORIDA BAR v. WARD

No. 76782.

599 So.2d 650 (1992)

THE FLORIDA BAR, Complainant, v. David L. WARD, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Florida.

May 14, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director, John T. Berry, Staff Counsel, Tallahassee, and David R. Ristoff, Branch Staff Counsel, Tampa, for complainant.

Richard T. Earle, Jr., Earle and Earle, St. Petersburg, for respondent.


PER CURIAM.

The respondent, David Ward, a member of The Florida Bar, petitions for review of a referee's report recommending he be disbarred.1 Although respondent's conduct should be severely sanctioned, we agree with respondent that disbarment is not warranted in this case.

Between March 15, 1989 and August 4, 1989, respondent used expense account draws to make unauthorized withdrawals of funds in excess of $12,000 from his law...

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