Idaho State Bar v. Hawkley

SCHROEDER, Justice.

NATURE OF THE CASE

Daniel L. Hawkley, a licensed Idaho attorney, appeals the findings and recommendations of the Professional Conduct Board of the Idaho State Bar which found that he knowingly filed two frivolous law suits in Idaho and recommended that his license to practice be suspended for three years.

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FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

The lawsuits filed by Hawkley stem from his involvement in two long-running cases. The first was a bitter divorce action between Elizabeth and Lee Kornfield which commenced in 1991 and was continuously and contentiously litigated through 1995. In…