In re MacKenna

This disciplinary matter is before the Court on the petition for voluntary discipline filed by Jarlath Robert MacKenna (State Bar No. 136109) pursuant to Bar Rule 4-227 (b) (2). He requests the imposition of an 18-month suspension, and the State Bar requests that the Court accept the petition.

MacKenna, who was admitted to the Bar in 2009, admits that he had a consensual sexual relationship with a client while representing her in her divorce action and that he assisted the client in submitting false discovery responses in the divorce action concerning the relationship. MacKenna admits that by…