BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WYOMING STATE BAR v. DONALD JOSPEH KEENAN, Wyoming State Bar Attorney #5-2316

BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WYOMING STATE BAR v. DONALD JOSPEH KEENAN, Wyoming State Bar Attorney #5-2316
2006 WY 149
148 P.3d 1
Case Number: No. D-06-7
Decided: 12/15/2006

October Term, A.D. 2006

BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WYOMING STATE BAR,

Petitioner,

v.

DONALD JOSEPH KEENAN, Wyoming State Bar Attorney #5-2316,

Respondent.

This matter came before the Court upon a "Report and Recommendation for Public Censure," filed herein October 30, 2006, by the Board of Professional Responsibility for the Wyoming State Bar.  The Court, after a careful review of the Board of Professional Responsibility's Report and Recommendation, Bar Counsel's "Motion for Public Censure and to File a Report and Recommendation for Discipline," the Respondent's "Section 16 Affidavit," and the file, finds that the Report and Recommendation should be approved, confirmed and adopted by the Court; and that Respondent Donald Joseph Keenan should be publicly censured in the manner set forth in the Report and Recommendation.  It is, therefore,

ADJUDGED AND ORDERED that the Board of Professional Responsibility's Report and Recommendation for Public Censure, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, shall be, and the same hereby is, approved, confirmed, and adopted by this Court; and it is further

ADJUDGED AND ORDERED that Donald Joseph Keenan shall receive a public censure for his conduct, and he shall be publicly censured in a manner consistent with the recommended censure contained in the Report and Recommendation for Public Censure; and it is further

ADJUDGED AND ORDERED that, consistent with the Report and Recommendation for Public Censure, if there is another complaint stemming from Respondent's conduct after August 1, 2006, in which he stipulates to or is found to have violated any of the Wyoming Rules of Professional Conduct, Respondent Donald Joseph Keenan will immediately be suspended from the practice of law for two years.  This probationary period will last until December 31, 2008; and it is further

ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 26 of the Disciplinary Code for the Wyoming State Bar, Donald Joseph Keenan shall reimburse the Wyoming State Bar the amount of $117.78, representing some of the costs incurred in handling this matter, as well as pay administrative fees of $1,500.00.  Mr. Keenan shall pay the total amount of $1,617.78 to the Clerk of the Board of Professional Responsibility on or before January 5, 2007; and it is further

ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court shall docket this Order of Public Censure, along with the incorporated Report and Recommendation for Public Censure, as a matter coming regularly before this Court as a public record; and it is further

ORDERED that, pursuant to Rule 4(c) of the Disciplinary Code for the Wyoming State Bar, this Order of Public Censure, along with the incorporated Report and Recommendation for Public Censure, shall be published in the Wyoming Reporter and the Pacific Reporter; and it is further

ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court cause a copy of the Order of Public Censure to be served upon Respondent Donald Joseph Keenan; and it is further

ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court transmit a copy of this Order of Public Censure to members of the Board of Professional Responsibility, and the clerks of the appropriate courts of the State of Wyoming.

DATED this 12th day of December, 2006.

                                                                        BY THE COURT:

                                                                        BARTON R. VOIGT

                                                                        Chief Justice