In the Matter of David Glenn Baker (2025)

Citation: In the Matter of David Glenn Baker (2025)
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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not -- and we do not -- consider each of the violations individually.  "[I]t is well established that disciplinary violations are not viewed in isolation.  We consider instead the 'cumulative effect of the several violations committed by the respondent.'"  Matter of Zak, 476 Mass. 1034, 1039 (2017), quoting Matter of Palmer, 413 Mass. at 38.  See Matter of Saab, 406 Mass. 315, 326 (1989) ("The simultaneous consideration of separate violations . . . is an established part of the disciplinary system of this Commonwealth").  Even where some of the violations would warrant only an admonition or public reprimand, others, particularly the violations of Mass. R. Prof. C. 3.3 (a) (1), 8.4 (d), and 8.4 (h) explained above, warrant a term suspension.  And even the minor violations cumulatively could warrant a more substantial sanction than each would warrant on its own.  Taken together, the respondent's multiple violations of multiple rules of professional conduct warrant the three-year suspension imposed here.

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