In re Hertach

This is an original action in discipline filed by the office of the Disciplinaiy Administrator against the respondent, Gerald E. Hertach, of Hutchinson, Kansas, an attorney admitted to the practice of law in Kansas in 1972.

A disciplinary panel of the Kansas Board for Discipline of Attorneys conducted a formal hearing, as required by Kansas Supreme Court Rule 211 (2004 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 275). The panel unanimously found that Hertach violated Rules 8.4(b) and (c) (2004 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 485) (misconduct) of the Kansas Rules of Professional Conduct (KRPC) by committing a criminal act that…