Opinion
No. 108,648
02-21-2023
In the MATTER OF Mark Allen GALLOWAY, Petitioner.
ORDER OF REINSTATEMENT
On January 11, 2013, this court suspended Mark Allen Galloway's license to practice law in Kansas for a period of two years. The court ordered that prior to its consideration of any petition for reinstatement, Galloway undergo a full reinstatement hearing. See In re Galloway, 296 Kan. 406, 413-14, 293 P.3d 696 (2013) ; see also Supreme Court Rule 232 (2023 Kan. S. Ct. R. at 293) (formerly Rule 219) (procedure for reinstatement after suspension).
On July 19, 2022, Galloway filed a petition for reinstatement. Upon finding sufficient time had passed for reconsideration of the suspension, the court remanded the matter for further investigation by the Disciplinary Administrator and a reinstatement hearing.
On December 13, 2022, a hearing panel of the Kansas Board for Discipline of Attorneys conducted a hearing on Galloway's petition for reinstatement. On January 11, 2023, this court received the hearing panel's Reinstatement Final Hearing Report. The hearing panel recommends that the court grant Galloway's petition for reinstatement, subject to three years' supervised probation under the terms and conditions of the proposed probation plan with the added requirement that Galloway contact KALAP for an evaluation for services and that he follow all of KALAP's recommendations. After careful consideration of the record, the court accepts and adopts the findings and recommendations of the hearing panel.
The court grants Galloway's petition for reinstatement, orders Galloway's license to practice law in Kansas reinstated, and orders him to serve a term of three years of supervised probation according to the conditions set out in the final hearing report. Galloway's probation will continue until this court specifically discharges him. See Supreme Court Rule 227(g), (h) (2023 Kan. S. Ct. R. at 284-85) (procedure for discharge upon successful completion of probation).
The court further orders Galloway to pay all required reinstatement and registration fees to the Office of Judicial Administration (OJA) and to complete all continuing legal education requirements. See Supreme Court Rule 812 (2023 Kan. S. Ct. R. at 609) (outlining CLE requirements following reinstatement). The court directs that once OJA receives proof of Galloway's completion of these conditions, it add Galloway's name to the roster of attorneys actively engaged in the practice of law in Kansas.
Finally, the court orders the publication of this order in the official Kansas Reports and the assessment of all costs herein to Galloway.