The Florida Bar v. Mark Enrique Rousso, Respondent the Florida Bar v. Leonardo Adrian Roth

Summary

The Court approved the referee's factual findings and most guilt recommendations but found that Respondents also violated the prohibition against commingling by depositing personal and borrowed funds into the trust account. It rejected the recommended suspensions, imposed disbarment effective nunc pro tunc, required satisfaction of the client-loan obligation as a condition of readmission, and restored the full costs award. The Court also held that Respondents had adequate notice of the dishonesty charges and that the referee's reduced costs award was an abuse of discretion.