Matter of a Member of the Bar: Mekler

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE In the Matter of a Member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware, L. ARLEN MEKLER, Respondent. ) ) ) ) ) ) ) No. 427, 2007 & 208, 2008 Board Case Nos. 2007-0156-B, 2007-0157-B, 2007-0165-B, and 2007-0218-B Submitted: June 13, 2008 Decided: June 30, 2008 Before STEELE, Chief Justice, HOLLAND, BERGER, JACOBS and RIDGELY, Justices, constituting the court en banc. ORDER This 30th day of June 2008, it appears to the Court that: 1. Respondent violated the Delaware Lawyers Rules of Professional Conduct and in particular, Rules 1.1, 1.16(d), 1.2(a), 1.3, 3.4(c), 5.3(b), 8.1(a), and 8.4(d), for the reasons set forth in the Board on Professional Responsibility s Report of April 25, 2008. 2. Respondent is suspended from the practice of law for a period of one (1) year from the date of this Order. 3. Any further disciplinary violations within the next five (5) years will result in automatic disbarment. 4. Respondent is ordered to pay all costs of the disciplinary proceeding. IT IS SO ORDERED. BY THE COURT: /s/ Myron T. Steele Chief Justice

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