Supreme Court of Florida

The Florida Bar v. Jaime Roberto

March 3, 201136 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 89

Summary

The Court found that Roberto’s sexual relationships with two current clients created conflicts of interest that impaired his professional judgment and led to additional ethical violations. It added a conflict-of-interest violation to the referee’s findings and replaced the recommended one-year probation with a one-year rehabilitative suspension because the misconduct was serious and involved a pattern of conduct. The Court also imposed costs and conditions governing the suspension.