Opinion ID: 1554059
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 4

Heading: Count IThe Hayward Matter

Text: As discussed earlier, this court's September 1, 2006 judgment in Cofield I disbarred respondent retroactive to the date of his March 23, 2004 interim suspension. On or about January 7, 2007, long after the judgment in Cofield I became final, respondent contacted the Forcht-Wade Correctional Center and attempted to schedule an attorney phone call with prison inmate Dannie Hayward. In arranging the call, respondent provided his bar roll number and represented himself as actively engaging in the practice of law. In January 2007, Mr. Hayward filed a complaint against respondent with the ODC. Respondent failed to reply to the complaint, necessitating the issuance of a subpoena to take his sworn statement. Respondent failed to appear for the sworn statement. The ODC alleged that respondent's conduct violated the following Rules of Professional Conduct: Rules 3.4(c) (knowing disobedience of an obligation under the rules of a tribunal), 5.5 (engaging in the unauthorized practice of law), 8.1(c) (failure to cooperate with the ODC in its investigation), 8.4(a) (violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct), 8.4(b) (commission of a criminal act reflecting adversely on the lawyer's honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness to practice law), 8.4(c) (engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation), and 8.4(d) (engaging in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice).