Dustin Gerald Ellis

Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision

Lawyer Dustin Gerald Ellis entered a Rule 3-7.1 consent agreement admitting professional misconduct for engaging in an inappropriate personal and sexual relationship with a vulnerable pro-bono client (X) while representing her, creating a conflict of interest and breaching his duty to act with integrity. He agreed to a 4-week suspension and a practice condition barring him from family and criminal law. No dishonesty was found.

Duties found breached:

• Honesty
• No conflict between current clients

Aggravating factors:

• Engaged in a personal and sexual relationship with a vulnerable client while working for a pro-bono legal aid organization

Mitigating factors:

• No prior professional conduct record