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03-1149-D |
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In the
Matter of Disciplinary Proceedings Against
Darin S. Harmon, Attorney at Law: Office
of Lawyer Regulation, Complainant, v. Darin
S. Harmon, Respondent. |
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DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS AGAINST HARMON |
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June 16, 2003 |
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2003 WI 58
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Supreme
Court of Wisconsin |
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Notice This order is subject to further editing and modification. The final version will appear in the bound volume of the official reports. |
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The Court entered the following order on this date:
On May 6, 2003,
the Office of Lawyer Regulation (OLR) and Attorney Darin S. Harmon filed a
Stipulation asking this court to impose reciprocal discipline identical to that
imposed on Attorney Harmon by the Iowa Supreme Court. That court publicly reprimanded Attorney Harmon for misconduct
stemming from his representation of a party to a dissolution proceeding. Attorney Harmon was reprimanded for
violating DR 5-105(B) of the Iowa Code of Professional Responsibility by engaging
in an impermissible “issue” conflict and for communicating with a party known
to be represented by counsel, in violation of DR 7-104(A)(1).
SCR 22.22(3)
provides that this court shall impose the identical discipline unless the
procedure in the other jurisdiction was so lacking in notice or opportunity to
be heard as to constitute a due process violation; there was such an infirmity
of proof establishing the misconduct that this court should not accept as final
the misconduct finding; or the misconduct justifies substantially different discipline
here. Neither OLR nor Attorney Harmon
contend, nor does this court find, that any of these three exceptions exist.
Accordingly,
IT IS ORDERED that the Stipulation is accepted and Attorney Darin S. Harmon is hereby publicly reprimanded for professional misconduct pursuant to SCR 22.22.