The Florida Bar filed ethics charges against Mr. Brownstein, alleging he had misappropriated money entrusted to him by a client and was involved in check-kiting. The judge who was appointed as a referee in the case concluded Mr. Brownstein was guilty of violating various ethics rules and recommended that he be suspended from the practice of law for at least three years. The Bar argues to the Court that based on the ethical violations and other misconduct, the Court should disbar Mr. Brownstein. Mr. Brownstein argues that the referee appropriately took into account the fact that he was suffering from serious depression. He argues that the referee's recommended discipline is fair.