Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Au

The Disciplinary Board (the Board) filed a report and recommendation to suspend Respondent Ronald G.S. Au (Au) from the practice of law for a period of two years. The Board bases its report and recommendation on a hearing committee’s findings of fact and conclusions of law.

We accept the hearing committee’s find7 ings of fact and conclusions of law. For the reasons set forth below, however, we suspend Au from the practice of law for a period of five years. A separate suspension order is entei’ed with this opinion.

I. BACKGROUND

A. The ODC’s Petition for Discipline

On November 14, 2000, Petitioner…