In re Joyce

OPINION OF THE COURT

The Grievance Committee for the Ninth Judicial District (hereinafter the Grievance Committee) served the respondent with a petition dated January 4, 2007, containing 12 charges of professional misconduct.

After a preliminary conference on November 14, 2007, and hearings on March 10, 11, 12 and 13, 2008, the Special Referee sustained charges one, two, and seven through twelve, but declined to sustain charges three and four. At the conclusion of the hearing, the Grievance Committee withdrew charges five and six. The Grievance Committee now moves to confirm the Special…