Matter of Discipline of Theodosen

FOSHEIM, Justice.

These proceedings were instituted by a complaint alleging that respondent-attorney John M. Theodosen of Garretson, South Dakota, violated SDCL 16-19-33(5), which provides that the willful violation of any bylaw, rule, or regulation duly adopted by the South Dakota State Bar Association and approved by the Supreme Court shall constitute misconduct and be grounds for discipline. The pertinent rules were adopted by the Bar Association and approved by the Supreme Court as SDCL 16-18 Appx. Canon 5, EC 5-5, and EC 5-6. . - . -\-

EC 5-5 reads:

A lawyer should not suggest to his client…