In Re Spaulding

In its Report and Recommendation, the Board on Professional Responsibility agreed with the findings of a Hearing Committee that respondent, an attorney,(a) violated DR 6-101(A)(3) by neglecting a matter entrusted to him; 1(b) violated DR 6 — 101(A)(2) by undertaking to handle a legal matter he was not competent to handle; and(e) violated DR 1-102(A)(4) by engaging in conduct involving dishonesty or misrepresentation. 2

However, contrary to the recommendation of the Hearing Committee that the sanction be limited to public censure, the Board has recommended that respondent be suspended from the…