Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Chapman
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Opinion
Electronically Filed Supreme Court SCPR-XX-XXXXXXX 06-DEC-2022 09:53 AM Dkt. 3 OGP
SCPR-XX-XXXXXXX
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI#I
OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner,
vs.
ROBERT E. CHAPMAN (Bar No. 2679), Respondent.
ORIGINAL PROCEEDING (ODC 20-0024)
ORDER GRANTING PETITION TO RESIGN IN LIEU OF DISCIPLINE (By: Recktenwald, C.J., Nakayama, McKenna, Wilson, and Eddins, 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 Robert E. Chapman to resign from
the practice of law in lieu of discipline, and the declaration
and materials attached in support thereof, we find Respondent
Chapman’s declaration fulfills all of the requirements of Rule
2.14(a) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai#i
(RSCH), and find Respondent Chapman admits to misconduct that we
conclude represents egregious violations of Rules 1.2(a), 1.9(c)(1), 3.1, 3.3(a)(1), 3.3(a)(4), 3.4(b), 8.4(a), 8.4(b), and
8.4(c) of the Hawai#i Rules of Professional Conduct (2014),
misconduct which we conclude warrants 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 entry 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 Robert E. Chapman’s name from the role of attorneys
licensed to practice law in this jurisdiction and, within thirty
days after entry of this order, Respondent Chapman shall submit
to the Clerk the original certificate evidencing his license to
practice law in this jurisdiction or an affidavit or declaration
establishing good cause for his failure to do so.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent Chapman 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
2 disciplinary proceedings upon the timely submission by ODC of a
verified bill of costs, as authorized by RSCH Rule 2.3(c).
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai#i, December 6, 2022.
/s/ Mark E. Recktenwald
/s/ Paula A. Nakayama
/s/ Sabrina S. McKenna
/s/ Michael D. Wilson
/s/ Todd W. Eddins
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