| Case Digest |
Respondent was convicted of two counts of simple assault. The Disciplinary Board found that, on two separate occasions, Respondent assaulted his girlfriend who was also an employee Respondent’s business. In both instances, the victim required medical attention and law enforcement officials were involved. The Board further found that in less than three weeks after Respondent entered his guilty plea in the first assault, and even prior to sentencing, Respondent assaulted the victim a second time. The court sentenced Respondent to probation for 12 months for each instance.
At the disciplinary hearing, Respondent testified but offered no explanation for his misconduct. The Board found that Respondent expressed no remorse and provided no mitigating evidence. The Board also found that Respondent’s practice of law has been minimal and he failed to take the required Continuing Legal Education courses
The Board stated that “an attorney who engages in criminal behavior on multiple occasions and disregards his professional obligation to maintain his attorney license is not the type of attorney who should be permitted to represent members of the public.”
On the recommendation of the Disciplinary Board, Respondent was suspended for 18 months.
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