The Florida Bar, Complainant v. Jacqueline Marie Kinsella, Respondent.

Summary

The court approved the referee’s findings that Jacqueline Marie Kinsella violated multiple professional-conduct rules by stealing money from her employer, but rejected the referee’s proposed ten-day suspension. Considering the repeated thefts, applicable disciplinary standards, aggravating factors, and substantial mitigation, the court imposed a three-year suspension rather than disbarment. Chief Justice Canady, Justice Pariente, and Justice Lewis dissented, arguing respectively that disbarment was required or that a substantially shorter suspension was appropriate.