The Florida Bar, Complainant v. Susan K.w. Erlenbach, Respondent — Pariente, J., Dissenting

Summary

Justice Pariente dissented, contending that the referee’s recommended discipline of an eighty‑nine‑day suspension with two‑year probation should be upheld because the respondent’s misconduct was mitigated and the majority’s harsher one‑year suspension lacks support in existing case law and the purposes of attorney discipline. The dissent emphasizes deference to the referee’s factual findings and the need to balance public protection with fairness to the respondent.