State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. Braswell

OPALA, Justice:

In this proceeding against a lawyer for imposition of professional discipline the issues are: [1] Did the evidence establish that respondent’s misconduct was intentional in violation of DR 7-101(A)? and [2] Was the recommended sanction of public censure inappropriately lenient? We answer both questions in the negative.

Michael T. Braswell [Braswell], a licensed lawyer, was charged with two counts of misconduct — the latter of which was latter dismissed by the complainant, Oklahoma Bar Association [Bar]. The Professional Responsibility Tribunal [PRT] 1 found Bras-well guilty on…