STATE OF MINNESOTA October 16, 2015

IN SUPREME COURT 

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In re Petition for Disciplinary Action against 

DeAnna Jeanne Schleusner, a Minnesota Attorney, 

Registration No. 265597. 

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By order filed on September 1, 2015, we suspended respondent DeAnna Jeanne 

Schleusner from the practice of law for a minimum of 30 days, effective 14 days from the 

date of the filing of the order. Respondent has filed an affidavit seeking reinstatement in 

which she states that she has fully complied with the terms of the suspension order, 

except for successful completion of the professional responsibility portion of the state bar 

examination. The Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility does not 

oppose the request. 

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

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT: 

1. Respondent DeAnna Jeanne Schleusner is conditionally reinstated to the 

practice of law in the State of Minnesota, subject to her successful completion of the 

professional responsibility portion of the state bar examination, and is placed on 

disciplinary probation for 2 years, subject to the following conditions: 

(a) 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. 

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Respondent shall cooperate with the Director's investigation of any 

allegations of unprofessional conduct that may come to the Director's 

attention. Upon the Director's request, respondent shall provide 

authorization for release of information and documentation to verify 

respondent's compliance with the terms of this probation; 

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

Conduct; 

(c) 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 the filing 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 frrst day of each 

month, provide the Director with an inventory of client files as described in 

paragraph (d) below. Respondent shall make active client files available to 

the Director upon request; 

(d) 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; 

(e) 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. Within 30 days from the date of the filing 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 she is in compliance with probation requirements. Respondent 

shall provide progress reports as requested; and · 

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(f) Respondent shall initiate or continue current treatment by a licensed 

consulting psychologist or other mental health professional acceptable to 

the Director and shall complete all therapy programs recommended by the 

therapist. Respondent shall provide the necessary authorizations to allow 

the Director to verify her compliance with treatment. 

2. By September 1, 2016, respondent shall comply with Rule 18(e)(3), Rules 

on Lawyers Professional Responsibility (RLPR), by filing with the Clerk of Appellate 

Courts and serving upon the Director proof of respondent's successful completion of the 

professional responsibility portion of the state bar examination. Failure to do so shall 

result in automatic re-suspension pending proof of successful completion of the 

examination, pursuant to Rule 18(e)(3), RLPR. 

Dated: October 16, 2015 

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BY TilE COURT: 

~~-4- David R. Stras 

Associate Justice