Matter of Lewis

DISCIPLINARY ACTION

This lawyer discipline action comes before us on the parties’ Statement of Circumstances and Conditional Agreement for Discipline. As the final arbiter of lawyer misconduct, this Court may accept or reject the proffered resolution. Ind.Admission and Discipline Rule 23, Section 11(c). We find that the parties’ agreement should be accepted. The opinion that follows sets forth the facts and circumstances of this case and our rationale for accepting the agreement. Our disciplinary jurisdiction of this ease is conferred by the respondent’s admission to this state’s bar in 1991.

Th…