PCB 39

[28-Aug-1992]

                                Decision No. 39


                                ENTRY ORDER



                      SUPREME COURT DOCKET NO. 92-439

                            SEPTEMBER TERM 1992


In re Jane Adams, Esq.        }    Original Jurisdiction
                              }
                              }    FROM
                              }    Professional Conduct Board
                              }
                              }    Docket No. 89.66


       In the above entitled cause the Clerk will enter:

       The recommendation of the Professional Conduct Board filed September
  1,  1992,  is  accepted,  and  respondent Jane Adams, Esq. is transferred
  to  disability inactive status.

                              BY THE COURT:
                              /s/
                              __________________________________
                              Frederic W. Allen, Chief Justice
                              /s/
                              __________________________________
                              Ernest W. Gibson III, Associate Justice
                              /s/
                              ___________________________________
                              John A. Dooley, Associate Justice
                              /s/
                              ___________________________________
                              James L. Morse, Associate Justice
                              /s/
                              ___________________________________
                              Denise R. Johnson, Associate Justice


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PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT BOARD
P.O. Box 2003
Manchester Center, VT  05255-2003





                              September 1, 1992



The Honorable Frederic W. Allen 
Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Vermont 
lll State Street Montpelier, VT  05602

Re:  PCB File No. 89.66 
     Jane Adams, Esq.

Dear Chief Justice Allen:

       Please be advised that at the Professional Conduct Board meeting of 
  Friday, August 28, l992, the Board voted to accept the attached stipulation
  and  to recommend to the Supreme Court that Ms. Adams be transferred to
  inactive  status.

                              Very truly yours,

                              /s/
                              
                              J. Eric Anderson
                              Chairman

JEA:WSC/plf

Enclosure

cc:  Thomas Lehner 
     Larry Abbott, Esq. 
     Wendy S. Collins, Esq. 
     Jane Adams, Esq.


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                             STATE OF VERMONT

                        PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT BOARD


Re:  Jane Adams, Respondent
     PCB File 89.66
                                     
            REQUEST FOR TRANSFER TO DISABILITY INACTIVE STATUS
                                     

       Now come Jane Adams, Esq., Respondent, appearing pro se, and Wendy S.
  Collins, Esq., Bar Counsel, and join in this request that Jane Adams be
  transferred to disability inactive status.  In support of this request, the
  parties rely upon the following:

       1.  A formal petition alleging misconduct was served upon respondent
  in March of 1992.  The petition alleged violations of DR 1-102(A)(4) (a
  lawyer  shall not engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or
  misrepresentation);  DR 1-102(A)(5) (a lawyer shall not engage in conduct
  prejudicial to the administration of justice);  DR 1-102(A)(7) (a lawyer
  shall not engage in conduct which adversely reflects upon that lawyer's
  fitness to practice law);  and DR 7-102(A)(7) (a lawyer shall not counsel
  or assist her client in conduct that the lawyer knows to be illegal or
  fraudulent).

       2.  Respondent filed an answer denying each of these allegations.

       3.  Respondent is suffering from a physical disability which renders
  her unable to defend or assist in her defense against these allegations.

       4.  Respondent's physician does not expect Respondent's condition to 
  improve.

       5.   Respondent is in the process of withdrawing as counsel in all of
  her active files.  She has referred her clients to other lawyers.  Most
  clients  have picked up their files or have authorized Respondent to
  transfer the files to other counsel.

       6.  Respondent and Bar Counsel agree that Respondent should be
  transferred to disability status.  Respondent waives all proceedings
  pursuant to Administrative Order 9, Rule 18.

       Respondent and Bar Counsel move the Professional Conduct Board to
  recommend to the Vermont Supreme Court that it enter an order pursuant to
  Rule  18(B) transferring Respondent to disability inactive status until
  further order of the Court.

                              Respectfully submitted,
                                   /s/
                              ____________________________
                              Wendy S. Collins
                              Bar Counsel



Dated: July 2, 1992 at Montpelier, Vermont.


                                   /s/
                              ______________________________
                              Jane A. Adams, Esq.
                              Respondent

Dated: July 8, 1992 at Bennington, Vermont.


cc:  J. Eric Anderson, Esq.
Chair, Professional Conduct Board

Nancy Corsones, Esq.
Chair, Hearing Panel