In Re Charges of Unprofessional Conduct Against 97-29

OPINION

The Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility issued a private admonition to appellant Attorney 97-29 for violating Minn. R. Prof. Conduct 7.3 prohibiting solicitation of professional employment over the telephone. A hearing panel affirmed the admonition concluding that although three telephone calls in January 1997 did not constitute a rule violation, the initial telephone call to complainant in December 1996 did violate Rule 7.3. We hold that the panel’s findings are not clearly erroneous and therefore affirm the private admonition.

Appellant is an attorney in firm…