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

T1 This proceeding was brought by the Bar Association to discipline Respondent, Michael Aston, for his drug-related conduct that resulted in a felony conviction and two misdemeanor convictions.

12 The Bar requests that Aston be suspended from the practice of law for a period of six months with a following probation for two years. The Trial Panel also recommended a six-month suspension with a two-year probation. Aston argues that suspension would cause an economic hardship, and that protection of the public is afforded by random drug testing during his probation.

T3 On October 2, 2002, in Cause…