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 | | Hesss' conduct violated RPCs 8.4(b), prohibiting lawyers from committing criminal acts reflecting adversely on their honesty, trustworthiness or fitness as a lawyer in other respects; and 8.4(c), prohibiting lawyers from engaging in conduct involving dishonestly, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation. |
 | | Hess's signature on the return constituted a written declaration that he had, in fact, examined his returns and the schedules; however, he had not examined the return and schedules. |
 | | The discipline was based on his failure to notify his clients prior to transferring their cases to another lawyer during the sale of his law practice in 2000. |
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