Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of North Dakota v. Hawkins

[¶ 1] On Petition for Reciprocal Discipline, Allan R. Hawkins filed objections to the report of the hearing panel before the Disciplinary Board of the North Dakota Supreme Court which recommended identical discipline to that imposed by the District Court of Midland County, Texas. Assistant disciplinary counsel also filed objections to the hearing panel’s report. We impose identical concurrent discipline, suspending Hawkins from the practice of law for one year and placing him on probation for three years.

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[¶ 2] In the mid-1970s, Hawkins was licensed to practice law in North Dakota and…