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

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Docket Number: D-11-0002

State: wyoming

Court: Wyoming Supreme Court

Date: 2011-04-20T00:00:00Z

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BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WYOMING STATE BAR v. CLARK D. STITH, Attorney No. 6-31762011 WY 69Case Number: D-11-0002Decided: 04/20/2011NOTICE: This opinion is subject to formal revision before publication in Pacific Reporter Third. Readers are requested to notify the Clerk of the Supreme Court, Supreme Court Building, Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002, of any typographical or other formal errors so correction may be made before final publication in the permanent volume.

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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