Disciplinary Counsel v. Rossi

Summary

The court adopted findings that Rossi knowingly made a false statement to a tribunal and engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice by encouraging a client to violate a no-contact order and drafting an agreement intended to impede a pending criminal prosecution. It held that the agreement was unenforceable to the extent it purported to prevent disclosure of information about alleged crimes and concluded that the misconduct warranted an actual six-month suspension, conditioned on additional ethics-related continuing legal education.