In re Member of State Bar

OPINION

PELANDER, Justice.

¶ 1 We granted review in this attorney disciplinary ease to determine whether the Hearing Officer erroneously used a vicarious liability standard in finding that Petitioner Jeffrey Phillips violated Arizona Rules of Professional Conduct (“ERs”) 5.1(a) and 5.3(a), and whether the recommended suspension of six months and one day was appropriate. Although we accept the Hearing Officer’s determination that Phillips violated ERs 5.1(a) and 5.3(a), we reduce the suspension to six months.

I. Facts and Procedural Background

¶ 2 Phillips is the founder and managing attorney of…