In re Selmer, C8-93-1638.

• Decision Date: 30 November 2001
• Docket Number: No. C8-93-1638.,C8-93-1638.
• Parties: In re Petition for DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST Scott E. SELMER, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.
• Court: Minnesota Supreme Court

636 N.W.2d 308

In re Petition for DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST Scott E. SELMER, an Attorney at Law of the State of Minnesota.

No. C8-93-1638.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

November 30, 2001.

ORDER

On September 11, 1997, this court suspended petitioner Scott E. Selmer from the practice of law for 12 months. In re Selmer, 568 N.W.2d 702 (Minn.1997). Petitioner filed a petition for reinstatement with this court on October 24, 2000, and a panel of the Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board conducted a hearing on the petition for reinstatement. The panel recommends that petitioner be reinstated to the practice of law and placed on supervised probation for five years subject to the following conditions:

a. Petitioner shall cooperate fully with the Director's Office in its efforts to monitor compliance with this probation and promptly respond to the Director's correspondence by the due date. Petitioner 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, petitioner shall provide authorization for release of information and documentation to verify compliance with the terms of this probation.

b. Petitioner shall abide by the Minnesota Rules of Professional Conduct.

c. Petitioner shall be supervised by a licensed Minnesota attorney appointed by the Director to monitor compliance with the terms of this probation. Petitioner shall not agree to represent any client until the supervisor has signed a consent to supervise. Petitioner shall provide to the Director the names of four attorneys who have agreed to be nominated as petitioner's supervisor no later than two weeks from the date of the court's reinstatement order. If, after diligent effort, petitioner is unable to locate a supervisor acceptable to the Director, the Director will seek to appoint a supervisor. Petitioner shall make active client files available to the Director upon request.

d. Petitioner shall cooperate fully with the supervisor in his/her efforts to monitor compliance with this probation. Petitioner shall contact the supervisor and schedule a minimum of one in-person meeting per month. Petitioner shall submit to the supervisor an inventory of all active client files by the first day of each month during the probation. With respect to each active file, the inventory shall disclose the client name, type of representation, date opened, most recent activity, next anticipated action,

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