Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Ball

This is a lawyer disciplinary proceeding against John Patrick Ball (hereinafter referred to as “Mr. Ball”), by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel (hereinafter referred to as “the ODC”), on behalf of the Lawyer Disciplinary Board. A Hearing Panel Subcommittee (hereinafter “the Panel”), determined that Mr. Ball committed five violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct. 1 Consequently, the Panel and the ODC have recommended the following: (1) that Mr. Ball remain on inactive status and not practice law for a period of not less than five years; 2 (2) that after five years Mr. Ball must file…