Attorney Grievance Commission v. Peters-Hamlin

This reciprocal discipline action arises from a disciplinary proceeding initiated in the State of New York against Respondent, Kristan Peters-Hamlin, who while serving as lead counsel for a plaintiff in a trade secrets infringement suit, instructed a first-year associate to “mark-up” deposition transcripts and claim them as attorney work product; knowingly made false statements to the court to conceal same; and made copies and ordered additional copies of deposition transcripts for use in another matter, in contravention of court confidentiality orders.

On August 5, 2015, Petitioner, the…