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IN RE WATSON

No. 80S00-9711-DI-629.

733 N.E.2d 934 (2000)

In the Matter of Joe F. WATSON.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

August 22, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard Opperman, Indianapolis, IN, for the respondent.

Donald R. Lundberg, Executive Secretary, Seth T. Pruden, Staff Attorney, Indianapolis, IN, for the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission.

DISCIPLINARY ACTION

PER CURIAM.

By drafting for his client codicils that Respondent Joe F. Watson knew or should have known had the potential of providing a substantial gift to himself and his mother, the respondent engaged in an impermissible conflict of interest. We find today that the respondent's actions violate the Rules of Professional Conduct for Attorneys at Law. For those violations, the respondent and the Disciplinary Commission agree that...

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