Matter of Discipline of Danna

Respondent Anthony A. Danna is before the court on a petition for disciplinary action brought by the Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility. Referee James C. Otis, retired justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court, heard the matter and found that respondent 1) had committed “fraud, deceit and misconduct as to both his client and the court in preparing and submitting to the court as evidence false affidavits without the knowledge or consent” of either the court or his client; and 2) had failed to cooperate with the Board of Professional Responsibility and had attempted to…