IN RE A MEMBER OF STATE BAR OF ARIZONA, SB-08-0094-D (Ariz. 9-4-2008)

This matter having come before the Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Arizona, it having duly rendered its decision, and no discretionary review or sua sponte review occurring,

IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that PAUL B. RUDOLPH a member of the State Bar of Arizona, is hereby suspended from the practice of law for a period of thirty days, effective thirty days from the date of this order, for conduct in violation of his duties and obligations as a lawyer, as disclosed in the Disciplinary Commission Report.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that PAUL B. RUDOLPH shall be placed on probation for a period of two years. Bar Counsel shall notify the Disciplinary Clerk of the date on which the probation begins. The terms of probation are as follows:

1. Within thirty days of reinstatement, Respondent shall contact the Director of MAP and schedule a MAP assessment. Respondent thereafter shall enter into a probation contract based on the recommendations of the MAP director or designee. The period of probation shall run from the date that all parties have signed the probation contract and will conclude two years from that date.

2. In the event that Respondent fails to comply with any of the foregoing conditions, and the State Bar receives information, bar counsel shall file with the imposing entity a Notice of Non-Compliance, pursuant to Rule 60(a)(5), Ariz.R.Sup.Ct. The Hearing Officer shall conduct a hearing within thirty days after receipt of said notice, to determine whether the terms of probation have been violated and if an additional sanction should be imposed. In the event there is an allegation that any of these terms have been violated, the burden of proof shall be on the State Bar of Arizona to prove non-compliance by clear and convincing evidence.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Respondent shall be assessed costs and expenses of the disciplinary proceedings as provided in Rule 60(b).

TO:

Paul B. Rudolph, Respondent (Certified Mail, Return Receipt and Regular Mail)

J. Scott Rhodes, Respondent's Counsel

Amy K. Rehm, Bar Counsel

Honorable H. Jeffrey Coker, Hearing Officer 6R

Leticia V. D'Amore, Disciplinary Clerk (Cert. Copy)

Sandra Montoya, Lawyer Regulation Records Manager, State Bar of Arizona (Cert. Copy)

Molly Dwyer, Clerk, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Cert. Copy)

Richard Weare, Clerk, United States District Court, District of Arizona (Cert. Copy)

West Publishing Company (Jode Ottman)

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