THE FLORIDA BAR, COMPLAINANT,
v.
CHARLES E. THOMSON, RESPONDENT
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The Florida Bar filed a disciplinary complaint against attorney Charles E. Thomson for multiple violations of the Code of Professional Responsibility. Thomson entered a conditional guilty plea to the violations, and the Florida Supreme Court adopted the referee's recommendation to disbar him for three years.
Thomson is disbarred from the practice of law in Florida for a period of three years, effective September 16, 1985, with thirty days to close out his practice. Judgment for costs of $4,911.44 is entered against Thomson.
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[2] A referee's recommendation for disbarment, based on a conditional guilty plea, may be adopted by the court.
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PER CURIAM.
Upon a complaint by The Florida Bar this Court appointed a referee to conduct a hearing regarding Thomson’s alleged misconduct. Thomson tendered a conditional guilty plea for consent judgment *, acknowledging the following violations:
Case No. 65,890 — Disciplinary Rules 5-105 and 7-109(B) of the Code of Professional Responsibility;
Case No. 65,968-
Count I — Disciplinary Rules 6-101(A)(2) and (3), and 7-101(A)(2) and (3) of the Code of Professional Responsibility;
Count II — Disciplinary Rules 1-102(A)(3), (4) and (5), and 7-102(A)(6) and (7) of the Code of Professional Responsibility, and Rule 11.02(3)(a) of the Integration Rule of The Florida Bar;
Count III — Disciplinary Rules 1-102(A)(5), 6-101(A)(3) and 7-106(C)(7) of the Code of Professional Responsibility; and Case No. 66,603 — Disciplinary Rules 1-102(A)(4) and 6-101(A)(3) of the Code of Professional Responsibility.
The referee recommended that Thomson be found guilty in accordance with his conditional plea and that he be disbarred from the practice of law in the State of Florida for a period of three (3) years. Neither side contests the referee’s report which we hereby adopt. Accordingly, respondent, Charles E. Thomson, is hereby disbarred from the practice of law in the State of Florida effective September 16, 1985, thereby giving respondent thirty (30) days to close out his practice.
Judgment for costs in the amount of $4,911.44 is hereby entered against respondent, for which sum let execution issue.
It is so ordered.
ADKINS, A.C.J., and OVERTON, ALDERMAN, EHRLICH and SHAW, JJ., concur. *
We feel it unnecessary to publish the full text of the plea. The Court file is open for inspection.