In re Dean

ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS

hPER CURIAM.

This disciplinary matter arises from two counts of formal charges filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (“ODC”) against respondent, Patricia Ann Givens Dean, an attorney licensed to practice law in Louisiana.

*153STIPULATED FACTS

Respondent and the ODC entered into a joint stipulation of facts regarding respondent’s misconduct. These stipulations may be summarized as follows:

Count I — Knight/Mackie Matter

In April 1999, respondent began representing Cynthia Knight and Georgiana Mackie in connection with a disciplinary complaint and legal malpractice…