Opinion
04-661.
Opinion delivered September 9, 2004.
ATTORNEY CLIENT — ORIGINAL ACTION FOR DISBARMENT — APPOINTMENT OF SPECIAL JUDGE. — In an original action for disbarment, a special judge shall be appointed to preside over the disbarment proceedings; after hearing all evidence relevant to the alleged misconduct, the judge shall make findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendations of an appropriate sanction, and shall file them, along with a transcript and the record of the proceedings, with the clerk of the supreme court.
Michael Edward Harmon, for plaintiff.
Darrell F. Brown, for defendant.
An Original Action for Disbarment, Appointment of Special Master.
Stark Ligon, Executive Director of the Arkansas Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct, has filed a complaint for disbarment against the defendant, Larry G. Dunklin. The complaint lists ten violations which constitute grounds for disbarment. Defendant, through his attorney, Darrell F. Brown, filed a response to the complaint.
[1] Pursuant to Section 13A of the Procedures of the Arkansas Supreme Court Regulating Professional Conduct of Attorneys at Law, a special judge shall be appointed to preside over the disbarment proceedings in the case herein. After hearing all evidence relevant to the alleged misconduct, the judge shall make findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendation of an appropriate sanction, and shall file them, along with a transcript and the record of the proceedings, with the clerk of the supreme court.
We hereby appoint Judge Jack Lessenbery as special master to hear this matter and provide the court with findings of fact. Upon receipt of the master's findings, we will render a decision in this matter.