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

OPALA, Justice.

In this disciplinary proceeding against a lawyer, the issues to be decided are: (1) Is the record1 sufficient for a meaningful de novo consideration of the complaint’s disposition? and (2) Is a ninety-day-suspension with imposition of costs an appropriate disciplinary sanction to be imposed for respondent’s breach of professional discipline? We answer both questions in the affirmative.

The Oklahoma Bar Association [Bar] charged Darrell L. Bolton [respondent or Bolton] with four counts2 of professional misconduct. After a hearing, a’PRT panel made *342findings of fact and conclusions…