In the Matter of Kristin R. Willadsen

Summary

The Indiana Supreme Court approved a conditional agreement disciplining Kristin R. Willadsen for violating Indiana Professional Conduct Rule 8.4(b) after pleading guilty to public intoxication. The Court imposed a 180-day suspension, stayed subject to two years of probation with monitoring by the Indiana Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program, and assessed proceeding costs against her.

Holdings

1. The court approved the parties' agreement that Willadsen violated Indiana Professional Conduct Rule 8.4(b) by committing a criminal act that reflected adversely on her fitness as a lawyer.
2. The court approved a 180-day suspension from the practice of law, stayed in full subject to two years of probation with JLAP monitoring, with the suspension subject to activation if respondent violated probation.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the stipulated facts established that respondent violated Indiana Professional Conduct Rule 8.4(b).
2. Whether the court should approve the parties' proposed discipline of a 180-day suspension stayed subject to two years of probation and JLAP monitoring.

Disposition

approved