In the Matter of Anonymous

The respondent in this attorney disciplinary action has been charged with placing a deceptive advertisement for his legal services. We today find that the respondent’s ad was deceptive under the Rules of Professional Conduct for Attorneys at Law and that the appropriate discipline for the misconduct is a private reprimand. For the education of the bar and the public, we recount the facts and circumstances of this case.

In November of 1998, the respondent placed an advertisement in an Indianapolis newspaper in an effort to solicit bankruptcy clients for his bankruptcy practice. The…