In re Disciplinary Action Against Rorvig
In re Disciplinary Action Against Rorvig
Opinion of the Court
AMENDED ORDER
On August 8, 1991, the Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility filed a petition with this Court alleg
After the petition had been filed, and after the North Dakota Supreme Court issued its January 1993 order suspending respondent from the practice of law for 3 years, respondent entered into a stipulation for discipline with the Director. In the stipulation, the respondent waived all of his procedural rights to hearings as provided in Rule 14, Rules on Lawyers Professional Responsibility. The parties reiterated in the stipulation that respondent unconditionally admitted all of the allegations of the petition and informed the court that respondent has been diagnosed as suffering from bi-polar and obsessive/compulsive disorders. Respondent joined with the Director in recommending that appropriate discipline pursuant to Rule 15, Rules on Lawyers Professional Responsibility, is a 3-year suspension.
The Court, having considered all of the facts and circumstances surrounding this matter, the petition of the Director, and the stipulation of the parties, NOW ORDERS:
1.That, effective immediately, the respondent, Donald K. Rorvig, hereby is indefinitely suspended from the practice of law, pursuant to Rule 15, Rules on Lawyers Professional Responsibility, with no right to petition for reinstatement for a period of 3 years.
2. That the reinstatement hearing provided for in Rule 18, Rules on Lawyers Professional Responsibility, is not waived and respondent shall not be permitted to petition for reinstatement until he has done the following:
a. Paid costs in the amount of $750 plus interest, pursuant to Rule 24(d), Rules on Lawyers Professional Responsibility.
b. Complied with Rule 26, Rules on Lawyers Professional Responsibility.
c. Successfully completed the professional responsibility portion of the bar examination, pursuant to Rule 18(e), Rules on Lawyers Professional Responsibility.
d. Satisfactorily complied with the continuing legal education requirements set out by this court in Rule 18(e), Rules on Lawyers Professional Responsibility.
e. Made full restitution to American Family Insurance Company in the amount found to have been misappropriated by the North Dakota Supreme Court, unless the debt is compromised by mutual consent of the parties or the debt is terminated by order of the United States District Court, Case No. C3-90-65-01.
f. Provided medical and psychological evidence demonstrating that he is competent and capable of resuming the practice of law.
3. That, if and when respondent is reinstated, respondent shall be placed on supervised probation for a period of 5 years.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- In re the Petition for DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST Donald K. RORVIG, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota
- Status
- Published