In re McConnell

Summary

The Indiana Supreme Court approved a conditional agreement disciplining an attorney who had multiple operating-while-intoxicated convictions, failed to report one conviction, and violated criminal probation. The Court imposed a 180-day suspension, stayed subject to at least two years of probation with monitoring by the Indiana Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program.

Holdings

1. Respondent violated Indiana Professional Conduct Rule 8.4(b) by committing criminal acts that reflected adversely on his trustworthiness or fitness as a lawyer.
2. Respondent violated Indiana Admission and Discipline Rule 23(11.1)(a)(2) by failing to notify the Commission of a guilty finding and failing to transmit a certified copy of the guilty finding within ten days.
3. The court approved a 180-day suspension from the practice of law, stayed in full subject to at least two years of probation with monitoring by the Indiana Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program.

Questions Presented

1. Whether respondent committed professional misconduct by committing criminal acts reflecting adversely on his trustworthiness or fitness as a lawyer.
2. Whether respondent violated the duty to notify the Disciplinary Commission of a guilty finding and to transmit a certified copy of the finding within ten days.
3. Whether the stipulated discipline should be approved.

Disposition

approved