Committee on Professional Ethics & Conduct v. Roberts

McCORMICK, Justice.

Respondent Jay P. Roberts directed an office secretary to sign a client’s name to a financial statement and affidavit which the attorney then filed in the client’s divorce case. The information in the statement was true, and opposing counsel consented to the procedure. The client’s rights in the dissolution proceeding were not adversely affected. Nevertheless, the signature was not authorized by the client, the court was not informed of the situation, and the client complained of the procedure when she learned of it after the case was concluded.

The financial statement was…