In Re Rodney Schonland

ORDER

Before the Court is a disciplinary matter regarding attorney Rodney Schonland (respondent). For the reasons that follow, the Court will suspend Mr. Schonland from practice before this Court for a period of two years.

I. BACKGROUND

On April 5, 2004, the Court received a grievance from Scott McGrath, a former appellant before the Court, see McGrath v. Principi, U.S. Vet.App. No. 02-2050, concerning the quality of the representation provided to him by attorney Schonland. Mr. McGrath alleged that Mr. Schonland had misinformed and misled him as to the status of his appeal when Mr. Schonland…