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imposing an indefinite suspension with no right to petition for reinstatement for 3 years for soliciting a minor to engage in prostitution
Summary of this case from In re Petition for Disciplinary Action against StrunkOpinion
A19-0806
11-15-2019
IN RE Petition for DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST Mark Stephen LORENTZEN, a Minnesota Attorney, Registration No. 0230261.
ORDER
The Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility has filed a petition for disciplinary action alleging that respondent Mark Stephen Lorentzen has committed professional misconduct warranting public discipline by soliciting a minor to engage in prostitution, in violation of Minn. Stat. § 609.324, subd. 1(b)(2) (2018). See Minn. R. Prof. Conduct 8.4(b).
Respondent and the Director have entered into a stipulation for discipline. In it, respondent withdraws his previously filed answer, unconditionally admits the allegations of the petition, and waives his procedural rights under Rule 14, Rules on Lawyers Professional Responsibility (RLPR). The parties jointly recommend that the appropriate discipline is an indefinite suspension with no right to petition for reinstatement for 3 years.
The court has independently reviewed the file and approves the recommended discipline.
Based upon all the files, records, and proceedings herein,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. Respondent Mark Stephen Lorentzen is indefinitely suspended from the practice of law, effective 14 days from the date of this order, with no right to petition for reinstatement for 3 years.
2. Respondent may petition for reinstatement pursuant to Rule 18(a)–(d), RLPR. Reinstatement is conditioned on successful completion of the written examination required for admission to the practice of law by the State Board of Law Examiners on the subject of professional responsibility, see Rule 18(e)(2), RLPR, and satisfaction of continuing legal education requirements, see Rule 18(e)(4), RLPR.
3. Respondent shall comply with Rule 26, RLPR (requiring notice of suspension to clients, opposing counsel, and tribunals), and shall pay $900 in costs pursuant to Rule 24(a)–(b), RLPR.