Martindale v. Richmond

Tom Glaze, Justice.

The appellant appeals from a letter of caution issued by the Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct after the Committee found he violated Rule 1.9 of the Model Rules of Professional Conduct. After our de novo review of the record, we affirm. See Sexton v. Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct, 299 Ark. 439, 774 S.W.2d 114 (1989).

Jeffrey Richmond initiated this proceeding by filing a complaint with the Committee alleging that, in June 1982, he hired the appellant to file a divorce suit against Richmond’s wife, Adele. The Richmonds…