In Re Cooper

In this attorney disciplinary action, the Commission on Lawyer Conduct (“the Commission”) considered Formal Charges filed against attorney Kenneth Gary Cooper (“Respondent”) alleging misconduct in four matters. A Hearing Panel of the Commission found Respondent had admitted all of the factual allegations in his Answer to the Formal Charges and that the sanctionable misconduct was the result of Respondent’s alcoholism and addiction to prescription drugs.

The Hearing Panel recommends that Respondent receive an Admonition, be ordered to pay the costs of the disciplinary proceedings, and be…