In re Freed

This is an original proceeding in discipline filed by the office of the Disciplinary Administrator against the respondent, Stephen W. Freed, of Manhattan, an attorney admitted to the practice of law in Kansas in 1985.

On June 23, 2011, the office of the Disciplinary Administrator filed a formal complaint against respondent alleging violations of the Kansas Rules of Professional Conduct (KRPC). The respondent filed an answer to the formal complaint on September 4,2011. A hearing was held on the complaint before a panel of the Kansas Board for Discipline of Attorneys on October 6, 2011, at which…