In Re the Disciplinary Proceeding Against Johnson

Facts of Case

This disciplinary matter comes to the court on the appeal of attorney Ivan D. Johnson who was admitted to practice law in the State of Washington in 1979. It concerns the proper sanction to be imposed where an attorney has engaged in business transactions with clients without making adequate written disclosures.

In 1980, Richard Hackler, then age 22, became permanently disabled as a result of an automobile accident and his parents became his full-time caregivers. In 1983, Richard received a settlement of the claim arising out of the accident.

Richard's father, Archie Hackler, was…