In Re Harshey

While prosecuting a lawsuit on behalf of a client, lawyer Frank B. Harshey intentionally caused the acceptance of a settlement offer that his client had earlier instructed him to reject. Because of this violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct for Attorneys at Law, we find today that Harshey, the respondent in this attorney disciplinary matter, should be publicly reprimanded.

This case formally began on April 23, 1999, when the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission filed a Verified Complaint for Disciplinary Action against the respondent, charging him with violation of two…