The Florida Bar v. Dennis L. Horton

Summary

The Court approved the referee’s factual findings, guilt recommendations, and most aggravating and mitigating findings, but rejected the unsupported finding of remorse. Applying its broader review of discipline, the Court concluded that Horton’s intentional, repeated misuse of funds belonging to elderly clients warranted disbarment rather than a twenty-four-month suspension. The disbarment was effective immediately because Horton was already suspended.