BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WYOMING STATE BAR V. RICHARD J. MULLIGAN, Attorney No. 5-1731

BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WYOMING STATE BAR V. RICHARD J. MULLIGAN, Attorney No. 5-1731
2007 WY 100
162 P.3d 468
Case Number: D-07-0003
Decided: 06/20/2007

April Term, A.D. 2007

BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WYOMING STATE BAR,

Petitioner,

v.

RICHARD J. MULLIGAN, Attorney No. 5-1731,

Respondent.

This matter came before the Court upon a "Report and Recommendation for Public Censure ," filed herein May 16, 2007, 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 "Affidavit of Richard J. Mulligan Pursuant to Section 16 of the Disciplinary Code for the Wyoming State Bar," the "Affidavit of Costs and Expenses," and the file, finds that the Report and Recommendation should be approved, confirmed and adopted by the Court; and that Respondent Richard J. Mulligan 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 Richard J. Mulligan 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

ORDERED that, no later than December 31, 2007, Richard J. Mulligan shall complete fifteen (15) additional hours of Continuing Legal Education (CLE).  This CLE requirement is in addition to the mandatory CLE requirements.  The topics of this additional CLE must be approved by Bar Counsel no later than September 1, 2007; and it is further

ORDERED that Richard J. Mulligan shall draft a billing form for use in matters where he uses an outside contractor.  The billing form must specify billing attributable to Mr. Mulligan's own efforts as well as show the amounts passed through directly to an "outside vendor" pursuant to a representation agreement.  The billing form must be approved by Bar Counsel; and it is further

ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 26 of the Disciplinary Code for the Wyoming State Bar, Richard J. Mulligan shall reimburse the Wyoming State Bar the amount of $59.97, representing some of the costs incurred in handling this matter, as well as pay the administrative fee of $500.00.  Mr. Mulligan shall pay the total amount of $559.97 to the Clerk of the Board of Professional Responsibility on or before September 1, 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 Richard J. Mulligan; 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 ofWyoming.

DATED this ______ day of June, 2007.

                                                                        BY THE COURT:

                                                                        BARTON R. VOIGT

                                                                        Chief Justice