Supreme Court of Florida

The Florida Bar, Complainant v. Donnette Sonya Russell-Love, Respondent

January 23, 201439 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 35

Summary

The Supreme Court of Florida affirmed the referee’s findings of fact and the determination that respondent Russell‑Love violated Bar Rule 4‑8.4(c), but rejected the referee’s ten‑day suspension and imposed a ninety‑one day suspension along with costs. The Court based its decision on the competent, substantial evidence standard for factual findings and the Florida Standards for Imposing Lawyer Sanctions for discipline.