In Re: Dante Jerome Butler

Summary

The court found that Dante Butler knowingly shared legal fees with nonlawyers and assisted them in providing legal services, violating the charged professional-conduct rules. Considering the actual harm to two clients, the vulnerability of the victims, and mitigating factors including Butler’s inexperience and lack of prior discipline, the court imposed an eighteen-month suspension, with all but one year deferred, followed by probation and Ethics School.