Opinion
A12-0094
02-17-2012
IN RE Petition for DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST William S. KIRSCHNER, a Minnesota Attorney, Registration No. 128338.
ORDER
The Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility has filed a petition for disciplinary action seeking reciprocal discipline under Rule 12(d), Rules on Lawyers Professional Responsibility (RLPR), based on an opinion of the North Dakota Supreme Court publicly reprimanding respondent William S. Kirschner. Disciplinary Bd. v. Kirschner , 793 N.W.2d 196, 204 (N.D. 2011). The North Dakota public reprimand was based on respondent’s failure to attend a trial after his request for a continuance was denied, which violated Rules 3.4(c) and 3.5(d) of the North Dakota Rules of Professional Conduct. Kirschner , 793 N.W.2d at 200-01.
The Director and respondent have entered into a stipulation in which respondent admits the allegations in the petition for disciplinary action and waives his rights under Rule 12(d), RLPR. The parties jointly recommend that the appropriate discipline is a public reprimand.
The court has independently reviewed the file and approves the jointly recommended disposition.
Based upon all the files, records, and proceedings herein,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that respondent William S. Kirschner is publicly reprimanded. Respondent shall pay $900 in costs under Rule 24, RLPR.