In the Matter of Beattie

This matter is before us to review the action of the Board of Commissioners of Grievances and Discipline. That Board found that Attorney Franklin D. Beattie, Jr. 1 , respondent, was guilty of misconduct. Both the Hearing Panel and the Executive Committee were in agreement. The Panel recommended a private reprimand. The Executive Committee recommended a public reprimand. We approve the recommendation of the Executive Committee.

The complaint alleges that the respondent, during December of 1978, solicited legal business by rec0mmending his employment as a private practitioner under a fee…