Opinion ID: 901122
Heading Depth: 1
Heading Rank: 7

Heading: referee

Text: [¶ 22.] The Honorable Eugene Martin, a retired judge of the circuit court, was appointed by this Court to act as Referee in this matter. The Referee agreed that Eicher violated the statutes and Rules of Professional Conduct cited by the Disciplinary Board. The Referee did not believe, however, that Eicher's conduct toward Attorney M violated any rule of professional conduct. The Referee recommended that Eicher receive a private reprimand for his conduct in the Clayborne complaint and a public censure for the remaining violations of Rules of Professional Conduct. The Referee noted: [Eicher] is an intelligent and articulate attorney with a resume replete with accomplishments, civil, legal, and religious. All of this notwithstanding, it appears to me that [Eicher] does not know, or refuses to acknowledge, the distinction between retaliation and appropriate response; between offensive personality and fair and reasoned comment; between vigorous representation and professional conduct. It is his obligation to know and follow.