The Florida Bar, Complainant v. Charles Behm, Respondent

Summary

The court approved the referee’s findings that Behm violated trust-account rules and unlawfully failed to file federal income-tax returns or pay taxes on income earned from his law practice. It rejected Behm’s evidentiary, expert-testimony, sufficiency, and good-faith arguments, concluding that his legal theories were unsupported and that his deliberate noncompliance violated professional-conduct rules. Because Behm declared an intention to continue the misconduct and had a history of discipline, the court permanently disbarred him and imposed costs.