The Florida Bar, Complainant v. William Sumner Scott, Respondent

Summary

The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the referee’s findings of guilt against William Sumner Scott for multiple violations of the Rules Regulating the Florida Bar, but reversed the referee’s recommended eighteen‑month suspension and imposed a three‑year suspension, finding the misconduct sufficiently egregious to warrant the longer term. The Court also rejected Scott’s arguments that the conflicts were waivable or that he owed no duty to disclose public information.