Arens v. COMMITTEE ON PRO. CONDUCT OF SUPREME COURT

Robert H. Dudley, Justice.

The Committee on Professional Conduct issued letters of caution as a sanction against John Arens and Richard Alexander, law partners, for charging a fee that was not “reasonably commensurate with the circumstances” and, after termination of their employment, failing to “take steps to the extent reasonably practicable to protect the client’s interests.” They jointly appeal the entry of their separate sanctions on the committee’s records. We affirm the committee’s actions.

Leon and Marcie Stoppel were the operators of a farming business, involving about 7,000 acres,…