In re a Member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of Delaware: Barakat

Pending before us is an attorney disciplinary proceeding. Fred Barakat, Esquire, was found to have failed to maintain a bona fide office for the practice of law in Delaware, and to maintain adequate books and records as required by the Delaware Lawyers’ Rules of Professional Conduct (the “Rules”). In a Report dated July 25, 2013, the Board on Professional Responsibility of the Supreme Court of Delaware (the “Board”) found that Barakat’s course of conduct violated Rules 1.5(f), 1.15(a), 1.15(d), 3.4(c), 8.1(a), 8.4(c), and 8.4(d). Barakat maintains that his conduct has not violated the Rules,…