Opinion ID: 1508286
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 16

Heading: Counts Six, Seven, Eight, and Eleven

Text: The ODC charged that Shearin's conduct in the preparation and filing of the Certificate of Revival constituted an offer of falsified evidence. The Board found, by clear and convincing evidence, that Shearin violated Rules 3.3(a)(4), 3.4(b), and 4.1(a). Rule 3.3(a)(4) proscribes a lawyer from offering evidence that the lawyer knows to be false. Rule 3.4(b) provides that a lawyer shall not falsify evidence, counsel or assist a witness to testify falsely. Rule 4.1(a) states that in the course of representing a client, a lawyer shall not knowingly make a false statement of material fact or law to a third person. The ODC further charged, and the Board upheld, that the filing of the false certificate created a false public business record which could mislead third persons. The Board found that these allegations were substantiated by the Court of Chancery's Order in No. 12055.