Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Atkin

We adopt the findings, conclusions, and recommendation of the board. We are particularly disturbed by respondent’s suggestion that he could bribe United States District Judge George W. White, Jr. Representations of this kind deserve the severest of sanctions. First, such statements violate DR 9-101(C) (a lawyer shall not state or imply that he is able to influence improperly or upon irrelevant grounds any tribunal, legislative body, or public official). The rationale for that rule is in EC 9-4, which states, “Because the very essence of the legal system is to provide procedures by which…