State v. Freeman

This is a disciplinary proceeding against Robert R. Freeman, a Kansas attorney. Respondent filed exceptions to the report of the Kansas Board for Discipline of Attorneys which recommended Freeman be indefinitely suspended from the practice of law for violation of DR 1-102(A)(4) and (6) and DR 9-102(B)(3) and (4).

The facts are undisputed. Sheila D. Hoffner is a school teacher and a resident of Brewster. She inherited eight quarters of farm land in Thomas County from her parents, which she and her husband managed through 1976. Thereafter, Mrs. Hoffner experienced marital problems which resulted…