Matter of Rand

OPINION OF THE COURT

The Grievance Committee for the Tenth Judicial District served the respondent with a verified petition containing five charges of professional misconduct. After a hearing on February 10, 2016, the Special Referee sustained the charges. The Grievance Committee now moves to confirm the Special Referee’s report and to impose such discipline upon the respondent as the Court deems just and appropriate. The respondent has cross-moved to confirm the report and asks the Court to consider various mitigating factors with regard to the imposition of sanction.

Charge one alleges that…