November 28, 2016

STATE OF MINNESOTA 

IN SUPREME COURT 

A16-1718 

In re Petition for Disciplinary Action against 

Christopher Ozioma Obasi, a Minnesota Attorney, 

Registration No. 0296223. 

ORDER 

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The Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility has filed a 

petition for disciplinary action alleging that respondent Christopher Ozioma Obasi 

committed professional misconduct warranting public discipline-namely, practicing law 

after being placed on restricted status for failing to meet continuing legal education 

requirements. See Minn. R. Prof. Conduct 3.4(c), 5.5(a). 

Respondent waives his procedural rights under Rule 14, Rules on Lawyer 

Professional Responsibility (RLPR), and unconditionally admits the allegations in the 

petition. The parties jointly recommend that the appropriate discipline is a 30-day 

extension of respondent's current suspension and 2 years of supervised probation. 

The court has independently reviewed the-file and approves the recommended 

disposition. 

Based upon all the files, records, and proceedings herein, 

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 

1. Respondent Christopher Ozioma Obasi is suspended from the practice of law 

for a minimum of30 days, effective from the date of this order. 

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2. Respondent shall comply with Rule 26, RLPR (requiring notice of 

suspension to clients, opposing counsel, and tribunals). 

3. Respondent shall pay $900 in costs pursuant to Rule 24, RLPR. 

4. Respondent shall be eligible for reinstatement to the practice of law 

following the expiration of the suspension period provided that, not less than 15 days before 

the end of the suspension period, respondent files with the Clerk of the Appellate Courts 

and serves upon the Director an affidavit establishing that he is current in continuing legal 

education requirements, has complied with Rules 24 and 26, RLPR, and has complied with 

any other conditions for reinstatement imposed by the court. 

5. On or before August 30, 2016, respondent shall file with the Clerk of the 

Appellate Courts and serve upon the Director proof of successful completion of the written 

examination required for admission to the practice of law by the State Board of Law 

Examiners on the subject of professional responsibility. Failure to timely file the required 

documentation shall result in automatic re-suspension, as provided in Rule 18(e)(3), RLPR. 

6. Upon reinstatement to the practice of law, respondent shall be subject to 

probation for 2 years, subject to the following conditions: 

(a) Respondent shall pay or make a payment plan to pay the sanctions 

entered against him in Osuorah v. Midland Funding, LLC. Payment shall be 

complete by the end of the period of probation. 

(b) Respondent shall cooperate fully with the Director's Office in its 

efforts to monitor compliance with this probation. Respondent shall 

promptly respond to the Director's correspondence by its due date. 

Respondent shall provide the Director with a current mailing address and 

shall immediately notify the Director of any change of address. Respondent 

shall cooperate with the Director's investigation of any allegations of 

unprofessional conduct that may come to the Director's attention. Upon the 

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Director's request, respondent shall provide authorization for release of 

information and documentation to verify respondent's compliance with the 

terms of this probation. 

(c) Respondent shall abide by the Minnesota Rules of Professional 

Conduct. 

(d) Respondent shall be supervised by a licensed Minnesota attorney, 

appointed by the Director, to monitor compliance with the terms of this 

probation. Within 14 days from the date of this order, respondent shall 

provide the Director with the names of four attorneys who have agreed to be 

nominated as respondent's supervisor. If, after diligent effort, respondent is 

unable to locate a supervisor acceptable to the Director, the Director shall 

seek to appoint a supervisor. Until a supervisor has signed a consent to 

supervise, respondent shall, on the first day of each month, provide the 

Director with an inventory of client files as described in paragraph (e) below. 

Respondent shall make active client files available to the Director upon 

request. 

(e) Respondent shall cooperate fully with the supervisor's efforts to 

monitor compliance with this probation. Respondent shall contact the 

supervisor and schedule a minimum of one in-person meeting per calendar 

quarter. Respondent shall submit to the supervisor an inventory of all active 

client files by the first day of each month during the probation. With respect 

to each active file, the inventory shall disclose the client name, type of 

representation, date opened, most recent activity, next anticipated action, and 

anticipated closing date. Respondent's supervisor shall file written reports 

with the Director at least quarterly, or at such more frequent intervals as the 

Director may reasonably request. 

(f) Respondent shall initiate and maintain office procedures that ensure 

that there are prompt responses to correspondence, telephone calls, and other 

important communications from clients, courts, and other persons interested 

in matters that respondent is handling, and that will ensure that respondent 

regularly reviews each and every file and completes legal matters on a timely 

basis. 

(g) Within 30 days from the date of this order, respondent shall provide 

to the Director and to the probation supervisor, if any, a written plan outlining 

office procedures designed to ensure that respondent is in compliance with 

probation requirements. Respondent shall provide progress reports as 

requested. 

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Dated: November 28,2016 

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BY THE COURT: 

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David R. Stras 

Associate Justice