In Re Petition for DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST Timothy Joseph KLIMA, a Minnesota Attorney, Registration No. 202885

OFFICE OF
APPELLATE COURTS
OCT 0 2 2014
STATE OF MINNESOTA
IN SUPREME COURT FILED
A14-1551
In re Petition for Disciplinary Action against
Timothy Joseph Klima, a Minnesota Attorney,
Registration No. 202885.
ORDER
The Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility has filed a
petition for disciplinary action seeking reciprocal discipline under Rule 12(d), Rules on
Lawyers Professional Responsibility (RLPR), based on a decision of the Iowa Supreme
Court publicly reprimanding respondent Timothy Joseph Klima. See Iowa Supreme
Court Attorney Disciplinary Bd. v. Klima, No. 13-1815, Order (Iowa filed Jan. 3, 2014).
The Iowa public reprimand was based on respondent assisting another lawyer in his firm
in violating the Iowa Rules of Professional Conduct by helping him draft a will in which
respondent received a substantial gift and failing to explain to the client the conflict
inherent in including such a gift in a will drafted by a member of respondent's firm, the
implications of the gift, and the need for independent counsel, in violation of Rules
32:1.4(a)(2) and (b) and 32:8.4(a) of the Iowa Rules of Professional Conduct.
The Director and respondent have entered into a stipulation in which respondent
admits the allegations in the petition for disciplinary action and waives his rights under
Rule 12(d), RLPR. The parties jointly recommend that the appropriate discipline is a
public reprimand.
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The court has independently reviewed the file and approves the jointly
recommended disposition.
Based upon all the files, records, and proceedings herein,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that respondent Timothy Joseph Klima is publicly
reprimanded. Respondent shall pay $900 in costs and disbursements pursuant to Rule 24,
RLPR.
Dated: October 2, 2014
BY THE COURT:
(
Alan C. Page
Associate Justic
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