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ATTORNEY FOR THE RESPONDENT Pro se

ATTORNEYS FOR THE INDIANA SUPREME COURT DISCIPLINARY COMMISSION G. Michael Witte, Executive Secretary Robert D. Shook, Staff Attorney Indianapolis, Indiana

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Indiana Supreme Court
_________________________________ No. 82S00-1111-DI-662 IN THE MATTER OF: DOUGLAS W. PATTERSON, Respondent. _________________________________ Attorney Discipline Action Hearing Officer Wayne S. Trockman _________________________________

In the

FILED
Jun 20 2012, 10:59 am
of the supreme court, court of appeals and tax court

CLERK

June 20, 2012 Per Curiam.

We find that Respondent, Douglas W. Patterson, engaged in attorney misconduct by committing three counts of class D felony theft of client funds and by engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation. For this misconduct, we find that Respondent should be disbarred.

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." Respondent's 1989 admission to this state's bar subjects

him to this Court's disciplinary jurisdiction. See IND. CONST. art. 7,

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