In Re Thayer

DISCIPLINARY ACTION

Attorney Allen Robert Thayer represented the victim of a crime he himself was charged with committing. For that, along with charging an unreasonable legal fee in an unrelated matter, we find that Respondent Thayer should be suspended from the practice of law.

This case is now before us for final resolution upon the hearing officer's findings of fact and conclusions of law. Pursuant to Ind. Admission and Discipline Rule 23(15), the respondent has petitioned us for review of those findings and conclusions, arguing that the hearing officer improperly found that the respondent's…