In Re: Reinstatement of Richard Schulze, III

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA

IN THE MATTER OF No. 72821 REINSTATEMENT OF RICHARD P. SCHULZE, III, BAR NO. 5767. FILED SEP 1 5 2017 H BRO.

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ORDER OF REINSTATEMENT This is an automatic review of a Northern Nevada Disciplinary Board hearing panel's recommendation that suspended attorney Richard P. Schulze, III's petition for reinstatement be granted. This court previously suspended Schulze for one year. In re Discipline of Schulze, Docket No. 68480 (Order of Suspension, Dec. 23, 2015). In that order, we required that Schulze pay the costs of the disciplinary proceeding and comply with SCR 115. The hearing panel found that Schulze has paid those costs and complied with SCR 115. Thus, the panel recommended that Schulze be reinstated to the practice of law in Nevada Based on our de novo review, we agree with the panel's conclusion that Schulze has satisfied his burden in seeking reinstatement by clear and convincing evidence. See SCR 116(2) (requiring an attorney to demonstrate by "clear and convincing evidence that he or she has the moral qualifications, competency, and learning in law required for admission to practice law in this state" and that the attorney's "resumption of the practice of law will not be detrimental to the integrity and standing of the bar, to the administration of justice, or to the public interest"); Application

SUPREME COURT of Wright, 75 Nev. 111, 112-13, 335 P.2d 609, 610 (1959) (reviewing a OF NEVADA petition for reinstatement de novo). We therefore approve the panel's (0) 1947A ca?1,4 - 22 1 :

recommendation that the petition be granted, but we place two conditions on Schulze's reinstatement. First, Schulze shall maintain legal malpractice insurance and provide quarterly proof of that insurance to the State Bar. Second, Schulze shall complete at least six hours of his annual CLE requirement in person for the next two years. Accordingly, Richard P. Schulze, III is hereby reinstated to the practice of law in Nevada subject to the conditions indicated above. Schulze shall pay the costs of the reinstatement proceeding plus the costs of the transcript of the proceedings within 30 days of this order, if he has not done so already. See SCR 120. It is so ORDERED.

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cc: Chair, Northern Nevada Disciplinary Board Lemons, Grundy & Eisenberg C. Stanley Hunterton, Bar Counsel, State Bar of Nevada Kimberly K. Farmer, Executive Director, State Bar of Nevada Perry Thompson, Admissions Office, U.S. Supreme Court

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