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In re a Suspended Member Masters

Supreme Court of Arizona
Jan 8, 2008
Supreme Court No. SB-07-0182-D (Ariz. Jan. 8, 2008)

Opinion

Supreme Court No. SB-07-0182-D

January 8, 2008

Disciplinary Commission No. 06-1427.


JUDGMENT AND ORDER

This matter having come on for hearing before the Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Arizona, it having duly rendered its decision, there having been no discretionary review and sua sponte review having been declined by the Court,

IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that KATHLEEN D. MASTERS, a suspended member of the State Bar of Arizona, is hereby suspended from the practice of law for a period of two (2) years, retroactive to May 30, 2006, for conduct in violation of her duties and obligations as a lawyer, as disclosed in the Disciplinary Commission Report.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that KATHLEEN D. MASTERS shall be placed on probation for a period of two (2) years upon reinstatement and effective upon the signing of the probation contract. Bar Counsel shall notify the Disciplinary Clerk of the date on which the probation begins. The terms of probation shall be determined at the time of reinstatement and shall include a Member Assistance Program component.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent shall comply with all rule provisions regarding reinstatement proceedings.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that pursuant to Rule 60(b), the State Bar of Arizona is granted judgment against KATHLEEN D. MASTERS for costs and expenses of these proceedings in the amount of $763.71, together with interest at the legal rate from the date of this judgment.

DATED this ___ day of___, 2008.

TO:

Kathleen D. Masters, Respondent (Certified Mail, Return Receipt and Regular Mail)

Shauna R. Miller, Bar Counsel

Michael L. Rubin, Hearing Officer

Nancy Swetnam, Acting Disciplinary Clerk (Cert. Copy)

Sandra Montoya, Lawyer Regulation Records Manager, State Bar of Arizona (Cert. Copy)

Perry Thompson, Director, United States Supreme Court (Cert. Copy)

Cathy Catterson, Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Cert. Copy)

Richard Weare, Clerk, United States District Court, District of Arizona (Cert. Copy)

West Publishing Company (Jode Ottman)

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Summaries of

In re a Suspended Member Masters

Supreme Court of Arizona
Jan 8, 2008
Supreme Court No. SB-07-0182-D (Ariz. Jan. 8, 2008)
Case details for

In re a Suspended Member Masters

Case Details

Full title:IN THE MATTER OF A SUSPENDED MEMBER OF THE STATE BAR OF ARIZONA, KATHLEEN…

Court:Supreme Court of Arizona

Date published: Jan 8, 2008

Citations

Supreme Court No. SB-07-0182-D (Ariz. Jan. 8, 2008)