Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of North Dakota v. Chinquist

[¶ 1] C. Charles Chinquist and counsel for the Disciplinary Board object to a hearing panel report finding that Chinquist violated N.D.R. Prof. Conduct 1.5(a) and (b), 1.8(a), and 1.15(a) and (f), and recommending that Chinquist be suspended from the practice of law for 30 days and that he pay $5,289.45 for the costs and expenses of the disciplinary proceeding. We conclude there is clear and convincing evidence Chinquist violated N.D.R. Prof. Conduct 1.5(a) and (b), 1.7(a), 1.8(a), and 1.15(a) and (f). We suspend Chinquist from the practice of law for six months and one day and order that he…