In Re Disciplinary Action Against Lillie

707 N.W.2d 367, 2005 Minn. LEXIS 820, 2005 WL 3604053

• Court: Supreme Court of Minnesota
• Decided: December 29, 2005
• Docket: A05-2436
• Status: Published

Opinion

ORDER

The Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility has filed a petition for disciplinary action alleging that respondent John Canfield Lillie, III, committed professional misconduct warranting public discipline, namely, misuse of legal correspondence in order to evade Department of Corrections rules, in violation of Minn. R. Prof. Conduct 8.4(c) and (d).

Respondent admits his conduct violated the Rules of Professional Conduct, waives his rights under Rule 14, Rules on Lawyers Professional Responsibility (RLPR), and has entered into a stipulation with the Director in which they jointly recommend that the appropriate discipline is public reprimand and payment of $900 in costs and disbursements pursuant to Rule 24, RLPR.

This court has independently reviewed the file and approves the jointly recommended disposition.

Based upon all the files, records and proceedings herein,

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that respondent John Canfield Lillie, III,’ is publicly reprimanded and that he shall pay $900 in costs pursuant to Rule 24, RLPR.

BY THE COURT:

/s/Russell A. Anderson Associate Justice