admitted to practice in 2011, also failed to complete his required TIP 

mentoring program or pay his 2012 bar dues.' Pilkington did not respond 

to the complaint against him and did not appear at the disciplinary panel's 

hearing on the matter, and the case proceeded on a default basis. 2The 

panel recommended that Pilkington be suspended from the practice of law 

for five years and one day, that he be required to pay restitution to the 

client whose divorce paperwork he never filed, and that he be required to 

pay the costs of the disciplinary proceedings. 3 

This court's automatic review of a disciplinary panel's findings 

and recommendations is de novo, SCR 105(3)(b); In re Discipline of Stabil: 

108 Nev. 629, 633, 837 P.2d 853, 855 (1992), and therefore, while the 

panel's recommendations are persuasive, we "must examine the record 

anew and exercise independent judgment," In re Discipline of Schaefer, 

117 Nev. 496, 515, 25 P.3d 191, 204 (2001). In determining the 

appropriate discipline, this court has considered four factors to be 

weighed: "the duty violated, the lawyer's mental state, the potential or 

actual injury caused by the lawyer's misconduct, and the existence of 

aggravating or mitigating factors." In re Lerner, 124 Nev. 1232, 1246, 197 

P.3d 1067, 1077 (2008). 

1Pilkington is currently administratively suspended from the 

practice of law for these failures. He is also on suspension for failing to 

comply with CLE requirements. 

2The panel found that the state bar attempted to have Pilkington 

personally served with the pleadings regarding the complaint against him. 

The process server indicated that he made 11 unsuccessful attempts to 

serve Pilkington. 

3The panel's recommendation was by a 4-1 vote; it is not clear what 

the dissenting member would recommend. 

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Having reviewed the record, we conclude that the panel's 

recommendation is appropriate. Accordingly, Pilkington is suspended 

from the practice of law in Nevada for five years and one day commencing 

from the date of this order. To be reinstated to the practice of law, 

Pilkington must successfully petition for reinstatement, SCR 102(2), 

successfully complete the bar examination, SCR 116(5), and pay the 

restitution set forth above. Pilkington shall pay the costs of the 

disciplinary proceedings, excluding bar counsel and staff salaries, within 

30 days of receipt of the state bar's bill of costs. The state bar shall comply 

with SCR 121.1. 4 

It is so ORDERED. 

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4Docket No. 67969 is a petition by bar counsel under SCR 111(4) 

informing this court that Pilkington was convicted of one count of DUI, 

first offense, and that Pilkington failed to inform the stateS bar of the 

conviction under SCR 111(2). In light of Pilkington's suspension from the 

practice of law, we will take no action on the petition in Docket No 67969. 

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Thomas D. Pilkington 

Kimberly Farmer, Executive Director, State Bar of Nevada 

Perry Thompson, Admissions Office, U.S. Supreme Court 

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