The Florida Bar v. Michelle Erin Berthiaume

Summary

The Court upheld the referee’s factual findings and concluded that the referee did not abuse her discretion in restricting Respondent’s requested depositions because Respondent had repeatedly presented the same defenses. It further held that Respondent’s knowingly misleading and unauthorized subpoena violated the rule prohibiting dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation, and imposed a ninety-one-day suspension instead of the recommended ten-day suspension.