In Re Cotton

Attorney Discipline Action

This matter is before the Court on the report of the hearing officer appointed by this Court to hear evidence on the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission's "Verified Complaint for Disciplinary Action," and on the post-hearing briefing by the parties The Respondent's 1993 admission to this state's bar subjects her to this Court's disciplinary jurisdiction. See Inp. Constr. art. 7, § 4.

We find that Respondent, Jane G. Cotton, engaged in attorney misconduct by engaging in an improper ex parte communication with a judge and by engaging in conduct prejudicial to…