Opinion ID: 2590391
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Heading: Sufficiency of the PRT's Record

Text: ¶13 Initially, we must determine the sufficiency of the record. The record must be sufficient for a thorough de novo inquiry into the alleged professional misconduct and the imposition of discipline consistent with that imposed upon other lawyers who have committed similar acts of professional misconduct. State ex rel. Okla. Bar Ass'n v. Groshon, 2003 OK 112, ¶6, 82 P.3d 99, 103. Here, the facts underlying the charges of professional misconduct are not disputed. In both her response to the grievance and her answer to the complaint, Kinsey admitted that she submitted to the Paul Law Firm false billing and travel expense claims for legal services she did not perform and travel expenses she did not incur. She again admitted she made false billing and expense claims in her testimony before the PRT. The documentary evidence in the PRT's record supports the admitted facts. Upon a thorough review of the PRT's record, we conclude it is a sufficient record for this Court's de novo inquiry and the imposition of discipline.