STATE OF MINNESOTA
February 3, 2016
IN SUPREME COURT Om~EOF
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A15-1357
In re Petition for Disciplinary Action against
Mitchell Alan Robinson, a Minnesota Attorney,
Registration No. 0281359.
ORDER
The Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility filed a petition
for disciplinary action alleging that respondent Mitchell Alan Robinson committed
professional misconduct warranting public discipline- namely, failing to competently and
diligently represent and communicate with a client in a criminal matter, see Minn. R. Prof.
Conduct 1.1, 1.3, 1.4(a)(3) and 8.4(d); and failing to diligently represent and communicate
with a client in an immigration matter, see Minn. R. Prof. Conduct 1.3, 1.4(a)(2), and
1.4(a)(3).
Respondent now waives his procedural rights under Rule 14, Rules on Lawyers
Professional Responsibility (RLPR), withdraws his previously filed answer, and
unconditionally admits the allegations in the petition. The parties jointly recommend that
the appropriate discipline is a public reprimand and 2 years of unsupervised probation.
The court has independently reviewed the file and approves the recommended
disposition.
Based upon all the files, records, and proceedings herein,
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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT:
1. Respondent Mitchell Alan Robinson is publicly reprimanded.
2. Respondent shall pay $900 in costs pursuant to Rule 24, RLPR.
3. Respondent is placed on probation for 2 years, subject to the following
conditions:
(a) Respondent shall cooperate fully with the Director's Office in its
efforts to monitor compliance with this probation. Respondent shall
promptly respond to the Director's correspondence by its due date.
Respondent shall provide the Director with a current mailing address and
shall immediately notify the Director of any change of address. Respondent
shall cooperate with the Director's investigation of any allegations of
unprofessional conduct that may come to the Director's attention. Upon the
Director's request, respondent shall provide authorization for release of
information and documentation to verify respondent's compliance with the
terms of this probation; and
(b) Respondent shall abide by the Minnesota Rules of Professional
Conduct.
Dated: February 3, 2016 BY THE COURT:
David R. Stras
Associate Justice
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