Board of Professional Responsibility, Wyoming State Bar

IN THE SUPREME COURT, STATE OF WYOMING

2015 WY 23

October Term, A.D. 2014

February 19, 2015

BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WYOMING STATE BAR,

Petitioner, D-15-0001 v.

EDWARD P. MORIARITY, WSB #4-1163,

Respondent.

ORDER OF PUBLIC CENSURE

[¶1] This matter came before the Court upon a “Report and Recommendation for Public Censure,” filed herein January 14, 2015, by the Board of Professional Responsibility for the Wyoming State Bar. The Court, after a careful review of the Board of Professional Responsibility’s Report and Recommendation, and the file, finds that the Report and Recommendation should be approved, confirmed, and adopted by the Court, and that Respondent, Edward P. Moriarity, should be publicly censured for his conduct. It is, therefore,

[¶2] ADJUDGED AND ORDERED that the Board of Professional Responsibility’s Report and Recommendation for Public Censure, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, shall be, and the same hereby is, approved, confirmed, and adopted by this Court; and it is further

[¶3] ADJUDGED AND ORDERED that Edward P. Moriarity is hereby publicly censured for his conduct, which is described in the Report and Recommendation for Public Censure; and it is further

[¶4] ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 26 of the Disciplinary Code for the Wyoming State Bar, Mr. Moriarity shall reimburse the Wyoming State Bar the amount of $50.00, representing the costs incurred in handling this matter, as well as pay the administrative fee of $500.00. Mr. Moriarity shall pay the total amount of $550.00 to the Wyoming State Bar on or before April 1, 2015; and it is further

[¶5] ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court shall docket this Order of Public Censure, along with the incorporated Report and Recommendation for Public Censure, as a matter coming regularly before this Court as a public record; and it is further

[¶6] ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 4(a)(iv) of the Disciplinary Code for the Wyoming State Bar, this Order of Public Censure, along with the incorporated Report and Recommendation for Public Censure, shall be published in the Wyoming Reporter and the Pacific Reporter; and it is further

[¶7] ORDERED that the Clerk of this Court cause a copy of this Order of Public Censure to be served upon Respondent, Edward P. Moriarity.

[¶8] DATED this 19th day of February, 2015.

BY THE COURT:*

/s/

E. JAMES BURKE Chief Justice

*Justice Kite took no part in the consideration of this matter.