State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. Braswell

OP ALA, Justice.

¶ 1 In this disciplinary proceeding against a lawyer, the issues to be decided are, (1) Does the record submitted for our examination provide sufficient evidence for a meaningful de novo consideration of the complaint’s disposition? 1 and (2) Is disbarment with imposition of costs an appropriate disciplinary sanction for respondent’s breach of professional ethics? We answer both questions in the affirmative.

¶2 The Oklahoma Bar Association (the “Bar”) charged Michael T. Braswell (“Bras-well” or “respondent”), a licensed lawyer, with four counts of professional misconduct. After…