State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. Stutsman

¶ 1 In this disciplinary proceeding against a lawyer, the issues to be decided are: (1) Does the record submitted for our examination provide sufficient evidence for a mean*857ingful de novo consideration of the complaint’s disposition?1 and (2) Is a one-year suspension an appropriate disciplinary sanction for respondent’s breach of professional ethics? We answer both questions in the affirmative.

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INTRODUCTION TO THE RECORD

¶2 The Oklahoma Bar Association [Bar] charged Richard Stutsman [Stutsman or Respondent], a licensed lawyer, with four counts of professional misconduct.2 The Bar later amended…