In re Charges of Unprofessional Conduct in Panel Case No. 44387

In this discipline case, an attorney challenges the findings made by a panel of the Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board and the discipline imposed. We conclude that the panel's findings are supported by the evidence and are not clearly erroneous, and that the appropriate discipline is a private admonition.

FACTS

In 2010, W.Y. purchased 14.63 acres of land from J.Y. W.Y.'s mortgage company refused to give him a mortgage unless the property was split into two pieces: Parcel A, which contained the homestead residence, and Parcel B, which contained several buildings used for farm operations.…