Probation Violation For Unauthorized Practice

An attorney who had been placed on probation violated the terms of that probation by engaging in unauthorized practice in immigration matters as found by the Indiana Supreme Court

On January 14, 2022, the Commission filed a verified motion to revoke Respondent’s probation, asserting Respondent committed the unauthorized practice of law, in violation of Professional Conduct Rule 5.5(a), by filing four appearances with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services agency while under an order of reciprocal suspension imposed by the United States Board of Immigration Appeals. Respondent, by counsel, has filed a verified supplemental response in which she asserts that she signed three of the appearances before she became aware of the reciprocal suspension order, but admits that she signed the fourth appearance after she learned of the order and that her assistant mailed all four appearances for filing after Respondent learned of the order. Accordingly, the Court finds Respondent has violated the terms of her probation.

The attorney is now suspended for 60 days without automatic reinstatement. (Mike Frisch)