In the Matter of Paul W. Owen

Summary

The court accepted the parties' Agreement for Discipline by Consent after Respondent admitted misconduct in three matters involving inadequate supervision and fee-sharing, failure to appear and communicate in a court proceeding, and multiple errors in an adoption case. Although the court considered Respondent's recent cancer diagnosis, it found no evidence that his health contributed to misconduct occurring years earlier and imposed a six-month definite suspension because of his substantial history of similar misconduct. The court also ordered compliance with reinstatement-related filing requirements, payment of costs, and completion of an ethics program.