Board of Professional Responsibility, Wyoming State Bar v. Sandra L. Baker, Wsb No. 6-4219

IN THE SUPREME COURT, STATE OF WYOMING 2014 WY 19 October Term, A.D. 2013 February 6, 2014 BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WYOMING STATE BAR, Petitioner, D-14-0004 v. SANDRA L. BAKER, WSB No. 6-4219, Respondent. ORDER OF PUBLIC CENSURE This matter came before the Court upon a “Report and Recommendation for Public Censure,” filed herein January 23, 2014, by the Board of Professional Responsibility for the Wyoming State Bar, pursuant to Section 16 of the Disciplinary Code for the Wyoming State Bar (stipulated discipline). The Court, after a careful review of the Board of Professional Responsibility’s Report and Recommendation and the file, finds that the Report and Recommendation should be approved, confirmed and adopted by the Court, and that Respondent Sandra L. Baker should be publicly censured for her conduct. It is, therefore, ADJUDGED AND ORDERED that the Board of Professional Responsibility’s Report and Recommendation for Public Censure, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, shall be, and the same hereby is, approved, confirmed, and adopted by this Court; and it is further ADJUDGED AND ORDERED that Sandra L. Baker is hereby publicly censured for her conduct, which is described in the Report and Recommendation for Public Censure. This public censure shall include issuance of a press release consistent with the one proposed in the Report and Recommendation for Public Censure; and it is further ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 26 of the Disciplinary Code for the Wyoming State Bar, Ms. Baker shall reimburse the Wyoming State Bar the amount of $50.00, representing the costs incurred in handling this matter, as well as pay the administrative fee of $500.00. Ms. Baker shall pay the total amount of $550.00 to the Clerk of the Board of Professional Responsibility on or before March 31, 2014; and it is further ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court shall docket this Order of Public Censure, along with the incorporated Report and Recommendation for Public Censure, as a matter coming regularly before this Court as a public record; and it is further ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 4(a)(iv) of the Disciplinary Code for the Wyoming State Bar, this Order of Public Censure, along with the incorporated Report and Recommendation for Public Censure, shall be published in the Wyoming Reporter and the Pacific Reporter; and it is further ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court cause a copy of this Order of Public Censure to be served upon Respondent Sandra L. Baker. DATED this 6th day of February, 2014. BY THE COURT: /s/ MARILYN S. KITE Chief Justice