In re Cary Clennon

In this case, the Board on Professional Responsibility has adopted the Ad Hoc Hearing Committee's uncontested findings *122 that respondent Cary Clennon failed to represent a criminal defendant after being appointed to represent him under the Criminal Justice Act, and made factual misrepresentations to both his client and the Court in violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct 1.3 (a), 1.3 (c), 1.4 (a), 1.4 (b), 3.3 (a)(1), 8.4 (c), and 8.4 (d). Before the Hearing Committee, Mr. Clennon stipulated to facts supporting the violations and expressed remorse and confidence that he would not repeat…