Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Bouslog
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Opinion
Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPR-XX-XXXXXXX 27-FEB-2020 02:51 PM
SCPR-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I
OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner,
vs.
CHRISTOPHER S. BOUSLOG, (Bar No. 3087) Respondent.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (ODC Case No. 19-0522)
ORDER ALLOWING RESIGNATION IN LIEU OF DISCIPLINE (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Pollack, and Wilson, JJ.)
Upon consideration of the petition submitted by the
Office of Disciplinary Counsel, with the approval of the
Disciplinary Board of the Hawai#i Supreme Court, for an order
granting the request of attorney Christopher S. Bouslog to resign
from the practice of law in lieu of discipline, and the affidavit
attached in support thereof, we find Respondent Bouslog’s
affidavit meets the requirements of Rule 2.14(a) of the Rules of
the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai#i (RSCH), and find
Respondent Bouslog avers and admits to misconduct that we conclude represents serious violations of Rules 1.15(a) and
8.4(c) of the Hawai#i Rules of Professional Conduct (2014). We
conclude this misconduct justifies granting the petition.
Therefore,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the petition to resign in
lieu of discipline is granted. The resignation shall become
effective 30 days after the date of this order, pursuant to RSCH
Rules 2.14(d) and 2.16(c).
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of this court
shall remove Christopher S. Bouslog’s name from the role of
attorneys licensed to practice law in this jurisdiction and,
within thirty days after entry of this order, Respondent Bouslog
shall submit to the Clerk the original certificate evidencing his
license to practice law in this jurisdiction or an affidavit
establishing good cause for his failure to do so.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent Bouslog shall
comply with the requirements of RSCH Rule 2.16 governing
disbarred attorneys, the Disciplinary Board shall provide notice
of the disbarment as required by RSCH Rule 2.16(e), and the Clerk
shall provide notice to all state judges, pursuant to RSCH Rule
2.16(f).
bear the costs of ODC’s investigation and any preliminary
disciplinary proceedings upon the timely submission by ODC of a
2 verified bill of costs, as authorized by RSCH Rule 2.3(c).
IT IS FINALLY ORDERED that this court retains
jurisdiction to dispose of any future submissions regarding
appropriate restitution to be paid to Bouslog’s former clients.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, February 27, 2020.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Paula A. Nakayama
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Richard W. Pollack
/s/ Michael D. Wilson
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