In Re the Discipline of Prescott

SHERAN, Chief Justice.

This matter comes before the court on a Petition for Disciplinary Action by the Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board (LPRB) accompanied by a proposed stipulation, submitted to the court in lieu of a formal answer by respondent, in which both parties request the court to order that respondent be suspended from the practice of law for a period of one year commencing on June 1,1978, or thereafter. For the reasons delineated below we propose to stay the order of suspension for three years.

Respondent is a sole practitioner involved in the representation of a limited…