IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF HAWAI`I
OFFICE OF DISCIPLINARY COUNSEL, Petitioner,
vs.
THOMAS R. LEPAGE, Respondent.
(ODC 00-265-6611, 00-266-6612, 01-136-6880, 01-137-6881)
ORDER OF SUSPENSION
(By: Moon, C.J., Levinson and Nakayama, JJ.,
Intermediate Court of Appeals Judge Watanabe,
in place of Acoba, J., who is unavailable, and
Circuit Judge Chang, assigned by reason of vacancy)
Upon consideration of the 'Amended Disciplinary Board's Report and Recommendation for the Suspension of Thomas R. LePage [(LePage)] from the Practice of Law for a Period of Six Months," dated September 24, 2003, recommending that LePage
be SUSPENDED from the practice of law in Hawai`i for a period of SIX MONTHS for his professional misconduct arising from [LePage's] criminal conviction of a class C felony; be ordered to continue to submit himself to the Tennessee Lawyers and Judges Assistance Program, with his compliance, sobriety, and continued recovery to be monitored by [Peter] Donahoe or his successor or designee; be ordered to reimburse the Disciplinary Board for the costs associated with these proceedings; and be ordered upon his reinstatement, to practice law only upon the supervision of a practicing attorney unless otherwise ordered by the Disciplinary Board upon suitable application[;]as well as the exhibits attached thereto, and the record,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that: (1) LePage is suspended from the practice of law in this jurisdiction for a period of one (1) year and One (1) day, effective as of November 5, 2001, the date LePage was restrained from engaging in the practice of law pursuant to Rule 2.13(a) of the Rules of the Supreme Court of the State of Hawai`i; and (2) upon this court's approval of a timely bill of costs, LePage shall reimburse the Disciplinary Board for its costs associated with these proceedings.
DATED: Honolulu, Hawai`i, November 6, 2003.
We respectfully dissent and would adopt the discipline recommended by
the Disciplinary Board.
(Justice Levinson and Justice Nakayama)