People v. Mitchell

The respondent in this lawyer discipline case, Michael Thomas Mitchell, misrepresented that a woman owned the majority of stock in a corporation because he believed that it would be easier to obtain a loan and a liquor license if a woman were the owner. The hearing board recommended that the respondent be publicly censured and ordered to comply with certain conditions involving a mentor. A hearing panel of the grievance committee approved the findings but modified the recommendation of discipline to a suspension for ninety days. We conclude that the misconduct is serious enough to warrant…