Case Title: In re Payne

Citation: 

Docket Number: 18308

State: kansas

Court: Kansas Supreme Court

Date: 2012-08-17T00:00:00Z

Document:
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS 
 
Bar Docket No. 18308 
 
In the Matter of RICHARD B. PAYNE, 
Respondent. 
 
 
ORDER OF DISBARMENT 
 
 
 
In a letter received by the Clerk of the Appellate Courts dated August 15, 2012, 
respondent Richard B. Payne, an attorney admitted to the practice of law in the state of 
Kansas, voluntarily surrendered his license to practice law in Kansas, pursuant to 
Supreme Court Rule 217 (2011 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 371). 
 
 
At the time the respondent surrendered his license, a complaint docketed for 
investigation was pending in accordance with Supreme Court Rule 210 (2011 Kan. Ct. R. 
Annot. 333). The complaint contains allegations of misconduct by the respondent in 
committing multiple violations of traffic laws, eluding police, and unlawfully disposing 
of a loaded firearm. Respondent's trial is pending in the Wyandotte County District Court 
for the alleged misconduct.  
 
 
This court, having examined the files of the office of the Disciplinary 
Administrator, finds that the surrender of the respondent's license should be accepted and 
that the respondent should be disbarred. 
 
 
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Richard B. Payne be and he is hereby 
disbarred from the practice of law in Kansas, and his license and privilege to practice law 
are hereby revoked. 
 
 
 
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IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Appellate Courts strike the 
name of Richard B. Payne from the roll of attorneys licensed to practice law in Kansas. 
 
 
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this order shall be published in the Kansas 
Reports, that the costs herein shall be assessed to the respondent, and that the respondent 
forthwith shall comply with Supreme Court Rule 218 (2011 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 379). 
 
 
DATED this 17th day of August, 2012.