BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WYOMING STATE BAR v. CLARK D. STITH, Attorney No. 6-3176

BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WYOMING STATE BAR v. CLARK D. STITH, Attorney No. 6-3176
2011 WY 69
Case Number: D-11-0002
Decided: 04/20/2011
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April Term, A.D. 2011

BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WYOMING STATE BAR, Petitioner,

v.

CLARK D. STITH, Attorney No. 6-3176, Respondent.

ORDER OF PUBLIC CENSURE

[¶1] This matter came before the Court upon the Board of Professional Responsibility's "Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendations," filed herein February 4, 2011.  The Court, after a careful review of the Board of Professional Responsibility's Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendations; Respondent's "Objection to Recommendation of the Board of Professional Responsibility and Brief of Respondent Clark D. Stith, pro se"; the "Brief of Bar Counsel"; and the file, finds that the "Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendations" should be approved, confirmed and adopted by the Court, and that Respondent Clark D. Stith should be publicly censured in the manner set forth in the "Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendations." It is, therefore,

[¶2] ADJUDGED AND ORDERED that the Board of Professional Responsibility's "Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendations," which is attached hereto and incorporated herein (without attachments concerning costs), shall be, and the same hereby is, approved, confirmed, and adopted by this Court; and it is further

[¶3] ADJUDGED AND ORDERED that Mr. Stith is hereby publicly censured for his conduct, which is described in detail in the "Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendations"; and it is further

[¶4] ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 26 of the Disciplinary Code for the Wyoming State Bar, Mr. Stith shall reimburse the Wyoming State Bar the amount of $6,945.90, representing the costs incurred in handling this matter, as well as pay the administrative fee of $500.00. Mr. Stith shall pay the total amount of $7,445.90 to the Clerk of the Board of Professional Responsibility on or before May 20, 2011; and it is further

[¶5] ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court shall docket this Order of Public Censure, along with the incorporated "Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendations," as a matter coming regularly before this Court as a public record; and it is further

[¶6] ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 4(c) of the Disciplinary Code for the Wyoming State Bar, this Order of Public Censure, along with the incorporated "Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Recommendations" shall be published in the Wyoming Reporter and the Pacific Reporter; and it is further

[¶7] ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court cause a copy of the Order of Public Censure to be served upon Respondent Clark D. Stith; and it is further

[¶8] 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 to the clerks of the appropriate courts of the State of Wyoming.

[¶9] DATED this 20th day of April, 2011.

BY THE COURT:

/s/

MARILYN S. KITE Chief Justice

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