Office of Lawyer Regulation v. Robert J. Smead

¶ 1. We review the report and recommendation of the referee, the Honorable John B. Murphy, approving a stipulation filed by the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) and Attorney Robert J. Smead regarding Attorney Smead's professional misconduct in the handling of one client matter. The OLR and Attorney Smead stipulate that Attorney Smead committed professional misconduct. The referee concluded that the appropriate sanction for the misconduct is a public reprimand. Upon careful consideration, we adopt the stipulated facts and the referee's conclusions of law. We also agree that a public reprimand…