State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n. v. Johnston

OPALA, Justice.

In this disciplinary proceeding against a lawyer, the issues to be decided are: (1) Is the record, consisting of the stipulated facts and a transcript of proceedings, sufficient for a meaningful de novo consideration of the complaint’s disposition? and (2) Is a four-month suspension an appropriate disciplinary sanction to be imposed for respondent’s professional misconduct? We answer both questions in the affirmative.

The Oklahoma Bar Association [Bar] charged Robert L. Johnston [Johnston or respondent], a licensed lawyer, with one count of professional misconduct. The Bar and…