The Mississippi Bar v. Elizabeth Aileen Broome
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Serial: 135068
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF MISSISSIPPI
No. 2006-BD-01081-SCT
THE MISSISSIPPI BAR
v.
ELIZABETH AILEEN BROOME
ORDER
¶1.
This matter is before the Court sitting en banc on The Mississippi Bar's formal
complaint against attorney Elizabeth Aileen Broome.
¶2.
Broome is a resident of Florida whose last known address is 1004 East Jackson Street,
Pensacola, Florida 32501. Even though Broome is currently administratively suspended for
non-payment of her bar dues, she is a member of The Mississippi Bar and subject to the
disciplinary jurisdiction of this Court. The Mississippi Bar does not allege that Broome has
committed any unprofessional conduct in Mississippi.
¶3.
On or about May 25, 2006, Broome was suspended for one year by the Supreme Court
of Florida from the practice of law in the courts of that state followed by three years of
probation. Fla. Bar v. Broome, 932 So. 2d 1036, 1044-45 (Fla. 2006). The court
consolidated six cases arising from nine different investigations by The Florida Bar into
Broome’s conduct. Id. at 1038. The court accepted the referee’s findings of fact and
recommendation as to guilt which found Broome guilty of thirty-three separate rule
violations of eighteen bar rules, impacting several different clients. Id. The court stated that
neither the Bar nor Broome took issue with the facts as found by the Bar. Id.
¶4.
As a result of Broome’s suspension in Florida, The Mississippi Bar on June 29, 2005,
initiated disciplinary proceedings against Broome under Rule 13 of the Mississippi Rules of
Discipline filing a formal complaint against Broome. On June 30, 2006, a copy of the notice,
summons, and formal complaint was served on Broome through the Executive Director of
The Mississippi Bar, Larry Houchins, pursuant to Rule 16 of the Mississippi Rules of
Discipline.
¶5.
On June 30, 2006, a copy of the notice, summons, and formal complaint were mailed
via certified mail, return receipt requested by The Mississippi Bar to Broome at her last
known address, 511 East Government Street, Suite 2, Pensacola, Florida 32501. After a
telephone conversation with Broome, copies of the summons and formal complaint were
mailed via certified mail, return receipt requested by The Mississippi Bar to Broome on July
5, 2006, at the address provided by Broome, 1004 East Jackson Street, Pensacola, Florida
32501.
¶6.
The Mississippi Bar represents that another telephone conversation with Broome took
place on July 28, 2006. On July 28, 2006, copies of the summons and formal complaint were
mailed again via certified mail, return receipt requested by The Mississippi Bar to the address
provided by Broome, 1004 East Jackson Street, Pensacola, Florida 32501. Broome signed
for the envelope mailed on July 28, 2006. The return receipt from the July 28, 2006, mailing
with Broome’s signature was returned to the Office of General Counsel for The Mississippi
Bar on August 1, 2006.
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¶7.
The Mississippi Bar seeks, pursuant to Rule 13 of the Mississippi Rules of Discipline,
to have Broome disciplined based on her suspension from the practice of law in the State of
Florida. The Mississippi Bar does not request any specified discipline. No response was
filed by Broome to the proceedings initiated by The Mississippi Bar.
¶8.
Pursuant to Rule 13 of the Mississippi Rules of Discipline, the sole issue to be
determined in the disciplinary proceedings in this state is the extent of the final discipline that
can be imposed which may be less or more severe that the discipline imposed by the other
jurisdiction. See M.R.D. 13; see also Miss. Bar v. Inserra, 929 So. 2d 884 (Miss. 2006);
Miss. Bar v. Catron, 918 So. 2d 1267, 1268 (Miss. 2005).
¶9.
The Florida Supreme Court imposed a one-year suspension from the practice of law
against Broome to be followed by three years of probation. Having carefully and fully
considered the Bar's complaint, the Court finds that Broome’s suspension for the period of
one year from the practice of law in the State of Mississippi, followed by three years of
probation, conditioned upon her reinstatement of privileges by order of this Court pursuant
to Rule 12 of the Mississippi Rules of Discipline, is appropriate. See M.R.D. 8(b)(iii), 12,
and 13; see also Catron, 918 So. 2d at 1268.
¶10.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED that, effective upon entry of this order and based
on Rule 13 of the Mississippi Rules of Discipline, Elizabeth Aileen Broome is suspended
from the practice of law in the State of Mississippi for the period of one year to be followed
by three years of probation. Broome is not permitted to practice law in the State of
Mississippi until her privileges are reinstated by order of this Court. The Mississippi Bar is
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entitled to recover from Broome all costs and expenses incurred as a result of this
disciplinary proceeding.
¶11.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Elizabeth Aileen Broome may seek reinstatement
pursuant to Rule 12 of the Mississippi Rules of Discipline, should she seek to be reinstated
to the practice of law in the State of Mississippi.
¶12.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall mail a copy of this
Order to The Mississippi Bar and Elizabeth Broome, 1004 East Jackson Street, Pensacola,
Florida 32501, via certified mail, return receipt requested.
¶13.
SO ORDERED, this the 5th day of December, 2006.
/s/ C. Easley
CHUCK EASLEY, JUSTICE
FOR THE COURT
DIAZ, J., NOT PARTICIPATING
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