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

[ 1 The Oklahoma Bar Association brought Rule 6 disciplinary proceedings against Respondent attorney, William E. Erickson, alleging one count of professional misconduct for implying he had the ability to improperly influence a Creek County assistant district attorney in 1998. While the bar association asserted Respondent's conduct violated Rules 8.3(a) and 8.4(a), (c), (d) and (e) of the Rules of Professional Conduct, 5 0.S8.1991 Ch. 1, App. 3A (RPC), and Rule 1.3 of the Rules Governing Disciplinary Proceedings, 5 O.S. 1991 Ch. 1, App. 1-A (RGDP), the bar focused its prosecution of Respondent…