In Re the Disciplinary Proceeding Against Lynch

— John S. Lynch III, an attorney admitted to practice in this state, appeals a decision of the Disciplinary Board of the Washington State Bar Association suspending him for 6 months. He claims that procedures at the Board's hearing violated his due process rights. We conclude that the suspension for 6 months was an insufficient sanction for the conduct involved. We determine, on the basis of the limited record before us, that Appellant Lynch should be suspended from the practice of law for a period of 2 years.

Appellant Lynch was admitted to the Washington State Bar on October 27, 1975. At all…