In Re Watson

DISCIPLINARY ACTION

By drafting for his client codicils that Respondent Joe F. Watson knew or should have known had the potential of providing a substantial gift to himself and his mother, the respondent engaged in an impermissible conflict of interest. We find today that the respondent’s actions violate the Rules of Professional Conduct for Attorneys at Law. For those violations, the respondent and the Disciplinary Commission agree that the respondent should be suspended from the practice of law for sixty days. That agreement is now before us for final approval.

Our jurisdiction in this case…