State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. Maddox

BAR DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING

KAUGER, J.

T1 The complainant, Oklahoma Bar Association (Bar Association), charged the respondent, John G. Maddox, (respondent/Maddox) with one count of professional misconduct resulting from a guilty plea on a charge of embezzlement by a public official. The Bar Association alleged that the attorney violated Rule 8.4, 5 0.8.2001 Ch. 1, App. 3-A,1 and Rule 1.3 of the Rules Governing Disciplinary Proceedings, 5 0.$.2001 Ch. 1, App. 1-A.2 The Bar Association sought a one-year suspension and the payment of costs.3 Upon de novo review, we hold that the respondent's…