Case Name: IN RE Petition for DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST Michael Brady PADDEN, a Minnesota Attorney, Registration No. 0177519
Court: Minnesota Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Minnesota
Decision Date: 2017-10-09
Citations: 902 N.W.2d 441
Docket Number: A17-1190
Parties: IN RE Petition for DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST Michael Brady PADDEN, a Minnesota Attorney, Registration No. 0177519.
Judges: 
Reporter: North Western Reporter 2d
Volume: 902
Pages: 441–441

Head Matter:
IN RE Petition for DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST Michael Brady PADDEN, a Minnesota Attorney, Registration No. 0177519.
A17-1190
Supreme Court of Minnesota.
Dated: October 9, 2017

Opinion:
ORDER
The Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility has filed a petition for disciplinary action alleging that respondent Michael Brady Padden has committed professional misconduct warranting public discipline — namely, agreeing to settle a case without his client's consent, failing to communicate the settlement agreement to his client, providing financial assistance to his client, and making an inaccurate statement to the court. See Minn. R. Prof. Conduct 1.2(a), 1.4(b), 1.8(e), and 8.4(d).
Respondent and the Director have entered into a stipulation for discipline. In it, respondent waives his procedural rights under Rule 14, Rules on Lawyers Professional Responsibility (RLPR), and unconditionally admits the allegations of the petition. The parties jointly recommend that the appropriate discipline is a public reprimand.
This court has independently reviewed the file and approves the jointly recommended disposition.
Based upon all the files, records, and proceedings herein,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. Respondent Michael Brady Padden is publicly reprimanded.
2. Respondent shall pay $900 in costs pursuant to Rule 24, RLPR.
BY THE COURT:
/s/ — ^-:- - David R. Stras Associate Justice