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IN RE HEARD

No. 12272-5.

963 P.2d 818 (1998)

136 Wash.2d 405

In re DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING AGAINST James A. HEARD, Attorney at Law, Bar No. 12272.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided September 24, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Washington State Bar Association, Maureen T. Devlin, Randy V. Beitel, Seattle, for Respondent.

John L. Farra, Aberdeen, for Petitioner.

TALMADGE, Justice.

In this case we review the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) Disciplinary Board's (the Board) unanimous recommendation of a two-year suspension of an attorney's license to practice law. The recommendation is based on two principal areas of misconduct—the attorney's mishandling of a client's personal injury settlement and his sexual exploitation of that client.

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