Opinion
A22-0145
10-19-2022
IN RE Petition for DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST D. Gregory MULLIGAN, a Minnesota Attorney, Registration No. 0203592.
ORDER
The Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility has filed a petition for disciplinary action alleging that respondent D. Gregory Mulligan committed professional misconduct warranting public discipline, namely, failing to comply with the terms of his disciplinary probation and failing to cooperate with the Director. See Minn. R. Prof. Conduct 3.4(c), 8.1(b) ; Rule 25, Rules on Lawyers Professional Responsibility (RLPR). Respondent did not respond to the petition. On June 2, 2022, we issued an order deeming the allegations in the petition admitted. See Rule 13(b), RLPR. The parties were invited to submit memoranda on the appropriate discipline to be imposed; however, only the Director filed a memorandum on the issue of the appropriate discipline.
Based upon all the files, records, and proceedings herein,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. Respondent D. Gregory Mulligan 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 90 days.
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 ; see also Rule 4.A.(5), Rules for Admission to the Bar (requiring evidence that an applicant has successfully completed the Multistate Professional Responsibility Examination); 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, RLPR.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ __________
Natalie E. Hudson
Associate Justice