State ex rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. Patterson

PER CURIAM,

¶ 1 In this reciprocal disciplinary proceeding against a lawyer, the issues to be decided are (1) Does the record submitted for our examination provide sufficient evidence for a meaningful de novo consideration of the charge against respondent and of its disposition? 1 and (2) Is public censure an appropriate disciplinary sanction for respondent's breach of professional ethics? We answer both questions in the affirmative.

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INTRODUCTION TO THE RECORD

T2 On 14 January 1998, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Cireuit (the Tenth Circuit) disbarred William J. Patterson…