Opinion
No. 69173
12-21-2015
IN THE MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF CHRISTOPHER D. CARR, BAR NO. 9327.
cc: Stan Hunterton, Bar Counsel, State Bar of Nevada Michael J. Warhola, LLC Kimberly K. Farmer, Executive Director, State Bar of Nevada
An unpublished order shall not be regarded as precedent and shall not be cited as legal authority. SCR 123.
ORDER DECLINING TO IMPOSE TEMPORARY SUSPENSION
This is a petition under SCR 111 concerning attorney Christopher Carr, based on a conviction for one count of driving under the influence, a misdemeanor. Carr self-reported the conviction to the State Bar. Because the crime is not one of those specifically enumerated in SCR 111(6) as a "serious" crime, temporary suspension and referral to the disciplinary board are discretionary with this court. SCR 111(9).
The seriousness of drinking and driving cannot be minimized, however, first offense driving under the influence is not the type of offense for which professional discipline is typically imposed. 2 Geoffrey C. Hazard, Jr., W. William Hodes, & Peter R. Jarvis, The Law of Lawyering, § 69.04, at 69-13 (4th ed. 2015); In the Matter of Respondent I, 2 Cal. State Bar Ct. Rptr. 260, 266 n.6, 272 (Rev. Dept. 1993). Accordingly, having considered the petition and supporting documentation, we conclude that Carr's offense does not warrant the imposition of a temporary suspension or referral to a disciplinary board at this time.
It is so ORDERED.
/s/_________, J.
Saitta /s/_________, J.
Gibbons /s/_________, J.
Pickering cc: Stan Hunterton, Bar Counsel, State Bar of Nevada
Michael J. Warhola, LLC
Kimberly K. Farmer, Executive Director, State Bar of Nevada