The State Bar Association of North Dakota Spring 2014 Gavel Magazine | Page 34
LAWYER DISCIPLINE
NOTICE OF DISCIPLINE OF
ATTORNEY
Disciplinary Board of the Supreme
Court of the State of North Dakota, v.
Sheldon A. Smith
No. 5283-W-1201
A hearing panel of the Disciplinary
Board reprimanded Sheldon A. Smith for
violations of N.D.R. Prof. Conduct 8.4(f ).
Smith represented an individual regarding
a dispute with his brother concerning their
father’s estate. During litigation, a motion
was made by the brother to remove Smith’s
client as personal representative of the
estate (PR) and reinstate the brother as PR
as provided for in their father’s will. Smith
and the brother’s attorney entered into a
stipulation and agreement in January 2011,
under which the PR would be changed
and the estate would pay the attorney fees
and expense