Summary 2007 WY 100

Summary of Decision issued June 20, 2007

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Case Name: Board of Professional Responsibility, Wyoming State Bar v. Richard J. Mulligan

Citation: 2006 WY 100

Docket Number: D-07-0003

Order of Public Censure

The matter came before the Court upon a “Report and Recommendation for Public Censure” filed May 16, 2007, by the Board of Professional Responsibility for the Wyoming State Bar. The Court, after a careful review of the Board’s report, Bar Counsel’s “Motion for Public Censure and to File a Report and Recommendation for Discipline,” the Respondent’s “Section 16 Affidavit,” the affidavit of Costs and Expenses, and the file, finds that the Report and Recommendation should be approved, confirmed and adopted by the Court; and that Respondent should be publicly censured in the manner set forth in the Report and Recommendation.

Respondent shall receive a public censure for his conduct in a manner consistent with the recommended censure contained in the Report and Recommendation for Public Censure; Respondent shall complete 15 additional hours of CLE in addition to the mandatory CLE requirements; Respondent shall draft a billing form for use in matters where he uses an outside contractor; Respondent shall reimburse the Wyoming State Bar the amount of $59.97 for some of the costs incurred in handling the matter as well as pay an administrative fee of $500.00 to the Clerk of the Board of Professional Responsibility on or before September 1, 2007. The order shall be docketed as a public record and published in the Wyoming Reporter and the Pacific Reporter, served upon the Respondent and transmitted to the members of the Board of Professional Responsibility and the appropriate clerks of court.

The Report and Recommendation for Public Censure can be found at the link below.

C.J. Voigt delivered the order for the court.

Link: http://tinyurl.com/yrkayf .