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ATTORNEY FOR THE RESPONDENT Paul J. Watts Spencer, Indiana

ATTORNEYS FOR THE INDIANA SUPREME COURT DISCIPLINARY COMMISSION Donald R. Lundberg, Executive Secretary Seth T. Pruden, Staff Attorney Indianapolis, Indiana

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In the
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Indiana Supreme Court
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FILED
May 14 2008, 2:02 pm
of the supreme court, court of appeals and tax court

_________________________________ No. 53S00-0607-DI-248 IN THE MATTER OF: DAVID J. COLMAN, Respondent. _________________________________ Attorney Discipline Action _________________________________

CLERK

May 14, 2008
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Per Curiam. This matter is before the Court on the report of the hearing officer appointed by this Court to hear evidence on the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission's "Verified Complaint for Disciplinary Action," and on the post-hearing briefing by the parties. We find that Respondent, David J. Colman, engaged in attorney misconduct by participating in preparation of a will for a non-relative that would give Respondent or his son a substantial gift, by representing a client when there was a conflict of interest due to Respondent's personal interests, by failing to hold property of a client separate from Respondent's property and failing to keep a client's funds in a clearly identified trust account, by entering into an improper business transaction with a client, and by charging an unreasonable fee.

The Respondent's 1970 admission to this state's bar subjects him to this Court's disciplinary jurisdiction. See IND. CONST. art. 7,

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