Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of the State of North Dakota v. Giese

[¶ 1] Bryan L. Giese objects to a report by a hearing panel of the Disciplinary Board which found he violated N.D.R. Prof. Conduct 3.3, 5.5, and 8.1, and recommended he be suspended from the practice of law for 60 days and pay $1,772.05 in costs for the disciplinary proceeding. We conclude there is clear and convincing evidence Giese violated those rules, and we adopt the hearing panel’s recommendations.

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[¶ 2] On June 3, 2003, this Court suspended Giese from the practice of law for 90 days, effective August 1, 2003, for violating N.D.R. Prof. Conduct 1.8, 3.1, 3.2, and 8.4(e), and N.D.R.…