In Re Discipline of Lerner

OPINION

By the Court,

Hardesty, J.:

In this case, we engage in an automatic de novo review of a Southern Nevada Disciplinary Board hearing panel’s recommendation that attorney Glen Lerner receive a public reprimand for violating Nevada Rule of Professional Conduct (RPC) 5.5, which prohibits a lawyer from assisting in the unauthorized practice of law. The violation was based on certain activities by Lerner’s employee, who was a licensed attorney in Arizona but not in Nevada. In deciding whether clear and convincing evidence supports this violation, we are primarily concerned with the issue of…