In Re: William Magee

I agree with the majority's assessment of the respondent's misconduct, but disagree with the sanction. Although the majority recognizes in mitigation that the respondent "has had an unblemished disciplinary record since his admission to the bar in 1978," I note the respondent has also performed extensive pro bono work. While not technically a factor recognized in the ABA's Standards for Imposing Lawyer Sanctions , our hearing committees have sometimes found pro bono work to be worthy of this court's consideration as a mitigating factor. See, e.g., In re Kerth , 03-1811, p. 9 (La. 10/31/03),…