In Re Disciplinary Proceedings Against Harman

Attorney disciplinary proceeding; attorney publicly reprimanded.

The referee recommended that Attorney Donald J. Harman be publicly reprimanded for failing to turn over a client’s file to successor counsel in a divorce matter, notwithstanding a court order to do so, and for charging another client an excessive fee. The referee also recommended that Attorney Harman be ordered to pay the costs of this proceeding- and to pay restitution to each of the clients for losses they incurred as a result of his misconduct. While we determine that a public reprimand is an appropriate disciplinary response…