Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Lau

The Disciplinary Board has submitted a report and recommendation (1) to suspend the respondent Collin K.C. Lau from the practice of law for a period of five years and (2) to require him successfully to complete the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination before he can be reinstated.

We accept the stipulated facts and stipulated rules violation, but will enter an order of disbarment for the reasons stated herein.

I. BACKGROUND

In October 1994, the Disciplinary Board submitted a report recommending that Lau be publicly censured upon eight ethics matters that included neglect of clients,…