In re: Bender

• Court: Hawaii Supreme Court
• Decided: January 9, 2023
• Docket: SCPR-22-0000744
• Status: Published

Opinion

Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPR-XX-XXXXXXX 09-JAN-2023 12:25 PM Dkt. 7 OGP

SCPR-XX-XXXXXXX

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I

IN RE SUSAN A. BENDER, Petitioner.

ORIGINAL PROCEEDING

ORDER GRANTING PETITION TO RESIGN IN GOOD STANDING (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Wilson, and Eddins, JJ.)

Upon consideration of the petition to resign from the

practice of law in the State of Hawai#i, filed by attorney

Susan A. Bender, pursuant to Rule 1.10 of the Rules of the

Supreme Court of the State of Hawai#i (RSCH), but to retain the

paper license as a memento, as authorized by RSCH Rule 1.10(b),

and the affidavits submitted in support thereof, we conclude that

Petitioner Bender has fully complied with the requirements of

RSCH Rule 1.10. Therefore,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition to resign is

granted, nunc pro tunc to December 31, 2022. Petitioner Bender

may retain the paper license as a memento.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, pursuant to RSCH Rule 1.10(g),

that the Petitioner shall comply with the notice, affidavit, and

record requirements of RSCH Rules 2.16(a), (b), (d), and (g). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk shall remove the

name of Petitioner Bender, attorney number 4198, from the roll of

attorneys of the State of Hawai#i, effective with the filing of

this order.

DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, January 9, 2023.

/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald

/s/ Paula A. Nakayama

/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna

/s/ Michael D. Wilson

/s/ Todd W. Eddins