In the Matter of David Glenn Baker (2025)

Citation: In the Matter of David Glenn Baker (2025) 3.
Parent Document: In the Matter of David Glenn Baker (2025)
Jurisdiction: Massachusetts (state)
Effective Date: 2025-08-18
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/10655743/in-the-matter-of-david-glenn-baker/ ↗

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3.  Sanction.  The single justice accepted the board's recommendation that a three-year suspension from the practice of law was appropriate.  On appeal, "[w]e review discipline imposed by a single justice to determine whether the sanction 'is markedly disparate from judgments in comparable cases.'"  Matter of Slavitt, 449 Mass. 25, 30 (2007), quoting Matter of Finn, 433 Mass. 418, 423 (2001).  "In applying this standard, it is appropriate for us to consider the cumulative effect of the several violations committed by the respondent."  Matter of Palmer, 413 Mass. 33, 38 (1992).  See Matter of Ablitt, 486 Mass. 1011, 1017 (2021).  Giving "substantial deference" to the board's recommendation, see Matter of Tobin, 417 Mass. 81, 88 (1994), we agree that a three-year suspension is warranted.

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