IN RE DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING AGAINST HOLCOMB

No. 200,448-2.

173 P.3d 898 (2007)

In the Matter of the DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING AGAINST James Byron HOLCOMB, an attorney at law.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided December 20, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Brett Andrews Purtzer, Attorney at Law, Tacoma, WA, James Byron Holcomb, Attorney at Law, Bainbridge Island, WA, for Petitioner.

M. Craig Bray, Washington State Bar Association, Seattle, WA, for Respondent.


FAIRHURST, J.

¶ 1 James Byron Holcomb appeals the Washington State Bar Association (WSBA) Disciplinary Board's (Board) recommendation that he be suspended from the practice of law for six months. The WSBA charged Holcomb with two counts of misconduct arising out of his representation of John C. Schiffner. The hearing officer and Board concluded that Holcomb violated former RPC 1.8(a) (1993 & 2000) and former RPC 1.7(b) (1995) because Holcomb sought and obtained...

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