David Yu-Hsiang Chen

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

David Y. Chen entered a Rule 3-7.1 consent agreement admitting he made a false or misleading representation to opposing counsel (June 25, 2018) and drafted/commissioned a false or misleading affidavit (July 3, 2018) in a family law matter, constituting professional misconduct, and that he refunded a cash retainer over $7,500 by cheque instead of cash in breach of Rule 3-59(5). Although he knew statements were false, the tribunal made no express finding of dishonesty. He agreed to a two-week suspension and a meeting with a Bencher. No fine or costs were stated.

Duties found breached:

• No improper use of client money
• No baseless or threatened misconduct report

Mitigating factors:

• Junior lawyer (four-year call) at time of misconduct
• Admitted misconduct and cooperated with Law Society investigation
• Remorseful and undertook not to repeat conduct
• No prior professional conduct record