The Florida Bar re: Norwood Sherman Wilner

Summary

The court disapproved the referee’s recommendation and denied Wilner’s petition for reinstatement. Wilner failed to prove rehabilitation by clear and convincing evidence because he did not strictly comply with the disciplinary order requiring full compliance with the active-supervision requirements for suspended lawyers. The court concluded that periodic, unstructured telephone conversations with a remotely located supervisor did not constitute active supervision of all aspects of Wilner’s employment.