Not With The Program

The Indiana Supreme Court has ordered service of a stayed portion of a sanction.

On April 11, 2024, the Commission filed a verified motion to revoke Respondent’s probation, averring that Respondent declined to sign a JLAP monitoring agreement and was not participating in JLAP services. Respondent has filed no response to the Commission’s motion, and her failure to do so is deemed an admission of the Commission’s allegations. See Admis. Disc. R. 23(16)(c)(2).

Being duly advised, the Court GRANTS the Commission’s motion and revokes Respondent’s probation. Respondent shall be suspended from the practice of law for a period of not less than 60 days, without automatic reinstatement, beginning July 5, 2024.

The misconduct was described in a January 2024 order

 In July 2021, Respondent was convicted of operating a vehicle while intoxicated with endangerment and leaving the scene of an accident, both misdemeanors. In September 2022, Respondent pled guilty to two separate misdemeanor counts of criminal trespass. A little over two weeks after her guilty plea, Respondent was charged with a probation violation for failing to report to the probation office, and she was arrested after she failed to appear for a hearing on that charge. Respondent’s BAC was 0.354 at the time of booking. The next day, a second probation violation notice was filed alleging Respondent had failed to schedule a required substance abuse evaluation and had consumed alcohol on at least two occasions. Respondent was found to have committed the probation violations after an evidentiary hearing in March 2023, and Respondent’s probation was extended to December 2023.

(Mike Frisch)