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Ralph L. Perkins (WSBA No. 11666, admitted 1981), formerly of Okanogan, was suspended from the practice of law for two years, effective September 16, 2005, by order of the Washington State Supreme Court following a stipulation approved by the Disciplinary Board. This discipline was based on his conduct in 2003 involving commission of an act reflecting a disregard for the rule of law.
In August, 2003, Mr. Perkins was charged in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington with the Class C felony offense of Possession of Child Pornography in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 2252A(a)(5)(B), based on his possession of images of child pornography that he obtained via the Internet. In October 2003, Mr. Perkins entered a plea of guilty to and was convicted of the charged offense.
Mr. Perkins's conduct violated RPC 8.4(i), prohibiting a lawyer from committing, inter alia, any act which reflects disregard for the rule of law, whether the same be committed in the course of his or her conduct as a lawyer, or otherwise, and whether the same constitutes a felony or misdemeanor or not.
Anne I. Seidel represented the Bar Association. Mr. Perkins represented himself. |