Rule ELC 6.2 - Less Serious MisconductLess serious misconduct is conduct not warranting a sanction restricting the respondent lawyer's license to practice law. Conduct is not ordinarily considered less serious misconduct if any of the following considerations apply:
(A) the misconduct involves the misappropriation of funds;(B) the misconduct results in or is likely to result in substantial prejudice to a client or other person, absent adequate provisions for restitution;(C) the respondent has been sanctioned in the last three years;(D) the misconduct is of the same nature as misconduct for which the respondent has been sanctioned or admonished in the last five years;(E) the misconduct involves dishonesty, deceit, fraud, or misrepresentation;(F) the misconduct constitutes a "felony" as defined in rule 7.1(a); or(G) the misconduct is part of a pattern of similar misconduct.Adopted effective 10/1/2002; Amended effective 1/1/2014.