Matter of Disciplinary Proceeding Against Curran

The Disciplinary Board of the Washington State Bar Association (hereinafter Disciplinary Board) decided that Patrick Curran, an attorney, violated no rules of professional conduct when he was convicted of vehicular homicide. Accordingly, it terminated Mr. Curran's interim suspension, which attached automatically upon conviction of a felony, and ordered no disciplinary action. We hold that vehicular homicide reflects a disregard for the rule of law, RLD 1.1(a), and suspend him from practice for a period of 6 months beginning on the date of his oral argument before this court.

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