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STATE OF MINNESOTA IN SUPREME COURT A09-1192

In re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Vance O. Bushay, a Minnesota Attorney, Registration No. 13675.

ORDER

The Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility has filed a petition for disciplinary action alleging that respondent Vance O. Bushay committed professional misconduct warranting public discipline, namely, being convicted of misdemeanors and gross misdemeanors between 2005 and 2009 for offenses including: assault; interfering with a 911 emergency call; careless driving; obstructing the legal process; violations of criminal probation; and making telephone calls with intent to abuse, disturb, or cause distress to another, in violation of Minn. R. Prof. Conduct 8.4(b) and (d). The Director also alleges professional misconduct for failing to diligently handle a client's bankruptcy matter, failing to communicate with a client, and failing to promptly refund the client's unused retainer fee, in violation of Minn. R. Prof. Conduct 1.3, 1.4(a)(4), and 1.15(c)(4). Respondent waives his procedural rights under Rule 14, Rules on Lawyers Professional Responsibility (RLPR), and admits the allegations of the petition. Respondent has entered into a stipulation with the Director in which they jointly 1

recommend that the appropriate discipline is a 90-day suspension and waiver of the reinstatement hearing provided for in Rule 18(a)

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