In re Disciplinary Action Against Freeman
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In re Disciplinary Action Against Freeman
Opinion of the Court
ORDER
The Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility has filed a petition for disciplinary action and a supplementary petition for disciplinary action alleging that respondent Theresa A. Freeman committed professional misconduct, namely, neglect of multiple client matters, failure to communicate with multiple clients, failure to return client property, failure to return unused or unearned portions of client funds to multiple clients, failure to put client funds in trust when a client disputed whether respondent was entitled to the funds, misrepresentations to multiple clients and the Director, and failure to cooperate with multiple disciplinary investigations, in violation of Minn. R. Prof. Conduct 1.3, 1.4, 1.15(b), 1.15(c)(4), 1.16(d), 8.1(a) and (b), 8.4(c), and Rule 25, Rules on Lawyers Professional Responsibility (RLPR).
Respondent waives her procedural rights under Rule 14, RLPR, withdraws the answer she previously filed to the petition, and unconditionally admits the allegations of the petition and supplementary petition. The parties jointly recommend that the appropriate discipline is an indefinite suspension with no right to petition for reinstatement for a minimum of six months. In their stipulation for discipline, the parties indicate that respondent raised several issues in mitigation to the Director, including that respondent has mental health issues that were occurring at the time of her misconduct and that respondent was experiencing extreme personal stress during the time of her misconduct.
The court has independently reviewed the file and approves the recommended disposition.
Based upon all the files, records, and proceedings herein,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that respondent Theresa A. Freeman is indefinitely suspended from the practice of law, effective 14 days from the date of filing of this order, with no right to petition for
BY THE COURT:
Reference
- Full Case Name
- In re Petition for DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST Theresa A. FREEMAN, a Minnesota Attorney, Registration No. 150848
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- Status
- Published