The NC State Bar v. Livingston

BRYANT, Judge.

*122 Where the Disciplinary Hearing Commission's conclusions that Christopher W. Livingston violated the Rules of Professional Conduct are supported by the findings of fact which are in turn supported by the evidence, and where Livingston's conduct caused significant harm or potentially significant harm to the public, the profession, or the administration of justice, we affirm the order disciplining *186 Livingston and imposing a five year suspension of a law license with an opportunity to petition for a stay after two years.

In March 2008, defendant Christopher W. Livingston, an…