In re Complaint as to the Conduct of Preston

This is a disciplinary proceeding. The accused attorney is an Assistant Attorney General and represents the State Accident Insurance Fund. The bar charged the accused with making false statements to a hearings officer and opposing counsel.

The parties stipulated to the basic facts.

*272In a workmen’s compensation hearing a subpoenaed witness for the Accident Fund failed to appear. Counsel for the parties agreed upon six written interrogatories to be submitted to the witness. The accused sent the interrogatories to the witness. On March 16th the witness returned the answered interrogatories to the…