Substantial Threat
The North Dakota Supreme Court imposed a suspension pending the disposition of disciplinary proceedings in a case where the lawyer has been charged with, but not convicted of, criminal charges. The court describes the charges:
The Application [for suspension] states that a criminal complaint has been filed in DistrictCourt, County of Ward, Northwest Judicial District charging [the attorney] with CriminalConspiracy – Unlawful Possession of a Controlled Substance (Cocaine) in violationof §§ 12.1-06-04 and 19-03.1-23. The offense is a Class Cfelony. TheApplication also states that he has been charged with two separate offenses of DUIin a matter of three days. The substance of the criminal complaint for CriminalConspiracy is that [the attorney] encouraged and solicited a client, whom he was representingin a trial on charges of unlawful delivery of a controlled substance, to secure cocainefor him.
The suspension was imposed pursuant to a provision that empowers the court to act in matters of substantial threat of irreparable harm to the public. (Mike Frisch)
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