Case Title: Matter of Becker

Citation: 

Docket Number: 235, 2001

State: delaware

Court: Delaware Supreme Court

Date: 2001-07-31T00:00:00Z

Document:
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
IN THE MATTER OF A MEMBER §
No. 235, 2001
OF THE BAR OF THE SUPREME §
COURT OF THE STATE OF
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DELAWARE:
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Board Case Nos. 27, 31, 32,
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  & 33, 2000
RICHARD D. BECKER,
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Respondent.
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Submitted: July 26, 2001
Decided:
July 31, 2001
Before WALSH, HOLLAND and BERGER, Justices.
O R D E R
This 31st day of July 2001, the Board on Professional Responsibility having
filed on May 17, 2001, a Report, pursuant to Rule 9(d) of the Rules of the
Delaware Lawyers’ Rules of Disciplinary Procedure; and the Respondent and the
Office of Disciplinary Counsel having chosen to file no objections to the Board's
Report; and the Court having heard oral argument and reviewed the matter
pursuant to Rule 9(e) of the Rules of the Delaware Lawyers’ Rules of
Disciplinary Procedure;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, that the attached Report of the
Board on Professional Responsibility filed on May 17, 2001 and the proposed
sanctions set forth therein are hereby APPROVED, with one additional
condition.
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That condition is that during the three-year probationary period now approved,
the Respondent shall have all present and future clients sign a written
acknowledgement that they have been advised of the Respondent’s probationary
status and the limitations that this Court has placed on his law practice.  The
form of letter must be approved by the Office of Disciplinary counsel on or
before August 7, 2001.  Copies of the signed acknowledgements for all present
clients must be given to the Office of Disciplinary Counsel by September 1, 2001
and copies of the signed acknowledgements for future clients must be given to the
Office of Disciplinary Counsel on the first of each month thereafter.  As
otherwise recommended, the Respondent is publicly reprimanded and placed on a
three-year public probationary period, subject to all of the conditions set forth in
the Board’s Report.  The matter is hereby CLOSED.
                               
BY THE COURT:
/s/ Randy J. Holland
                                            
Justice