In re Leavoy

CLARK, Justice.

U respectfully dissent from the sanction imposed.

While I applaud the respondent’s successful rehabilitation from his substance dependency, I agree with the Hearing Committee’s recommendation for discipline in this matter. The Hearing Committee, which heard the evidence and reviewed all the exhibits, recommended that the baseline sanction of suspension should be imposed. Taking into account the cause of the attorney’s misconduct, the Hearing Committee recommended all but a small portion of that suspension should be deferred. However, the Hearing Committee found the respondent…