Opinion
SCBD-7713
07-31-2024
STATE OF OKLAHOMA ex rel. OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION, Complainant, v. ANDREA BETH FRYAR A.K.A ANDREA BETH BENNETT, Respondent.
ORDER OF IMMEDIATE INTERIM SUSPENSION
¶1 The Oklahoma Bar Association (OBA), in compliance with Rules 7.1 and 7.2 of the Rules Governing Disciplinary Proceedings (RGDP), has forwarded to this Court certified copies of the Information, Probable Cause Affidavit, Plea of Guilty, and Judgment and Sentence from the following matter in Cleveland County, Oklahoma: State of Oklahoma v. Andrea Beth Bennett , case no. CF-2022-0040. Pursuant to a plea agreement, the Respondent pled guilty to the charge of felony Child Endangerment by Driving Under the Influence, the charge of misdemeanor Driving a Motor Vehicle while under the Influence of Alcohol, the charge of misdemeanor Transporting Open Container of Alcoholic Beverage, and the charge of misdemeanor Leaving the Scene of an Accident Involving Damage. The court sentenced Fryar to a four-year suspended sentence on the felony conviction, a one-year suspended sentence on the misdemeanor conviction of driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, a six-month suspended sentence on the misdemeanor conviction of transporting open container of alcoholic beverage, and a one-year suspended sentence on the misdemeanor conviction of leaving the scene of an accident involving damage, with all terms of imprisonment to run concurrent with each other.
¶2 Rule 7.3 of the RGDP provides: "Upon receipt of the certified copies of Judgment and Sentence on a plea of guilty, order deferring judgment and sentence, indictment or information and the judgment and sentence, the Supreme Court may by order immediately suspend the lawyer from the practice of law until further order of the Court." Having received certified copies of these papers and orders, this Court orders that Andrea Beth Fryar is immediately suspended from the practice of law. Andrea Beth Fryar is directed to show cause, if any, no later than August 19, 2024, why this order of interim suspension should be set aside. See RGDP Rule 7.3. The OBA has until September 6, 2024, to respond.
¶3 DONE BY ORDER OF THE SUPREME COURT.