IN RE: DISCIPLINE OF BRENT A. BLANCHARD (2024)

ORDER OF PUBLIC REPRIMAND

This is a petition to reciprocally discipline attorney Brent A. Blanchard pursuant to SCR 114. Blanchard has been publicly reprimanded in Utah. Blanchard did not self-report the Utah discipline as required by SCR 114(1) and has not responded to this petition.¹

Blanchard knowingly failed to respond to the Utah Office of Professional Conduct's multiple inquiries concerning a client grievance. This violated Utah Rule of Professional Conduct 8.1(b) (bar admission and disciplinary matters), which is the equivalent of RPC 8.1(b) (bar admission and disciplinary matters). As a result of this violation, the Utah Supreme Court entered an order publicly reprimanding Blanchard.

Under SCR 114(4), we must impose identical reciprocal discipline unless the attorney demonstrates or we determine that (1) the other jurisdiction failed to provide adequate notice, (2) the other jurisdiction imposed discipline despite a lack of proof of misconduct, (3) the established misconduct warrants substantially different discipline in this jurisdiction, or (4) the established misconduct does not constitute misconduct under Nevada's professional conduct rules. We conclude that none of the exceptions apply.

Accordingly, we hereby publicly reprimand attorney Brent A. Blanchard for violating RPC 8.1(h) (bar admission and disciplinary matters). The State Bar shall comply with SCR 121.1.

It is so ORDERED.

Stiglich, J.

Pickering, J.

Parraguirre, J.

FOOTNOTES

1.   Blanchard is currently suspended from the practice of law in Nevada. See In re Discipline of Blanchard, No. 85666, 2023 WL 3000652 (Nev. Apr. 18, 2023) (Order of Suspension).