In Re the Discipline of Mattson

GILBERTSON, Chief Justice.

[¶ 1.] Pursuant to SDCL 16-19-67, the Disciplinary Board of the State Bar of South Dakota filed a formal accusation against attorney Jon Mattson. The Disciplinary Board recommended that Mattson be suspended from the practice of law for three years. SDCL 16-19-35(2). Following a hearing, the Referee, Circuit Court Judge Rodney J. Steele, recommended that Mattson be disciplined by public censure. SDCL 16-19-35(4). We conclude that suspension from the practice of law for a period of two years is the appropriate discipline under the facts of this case.

GENERAL BACKGROUND

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