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A Washington attorney’s failure to cooperate with the state’s disciplinary process has resulted in his indefinite suspension from the practice of law in Indiana.
The Indiana Supreme Court issued an order Thursday indefinitely suspending Thomas A. Dysert.
Dysert had been under suspension since August for failing to respond to the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission concerning a grievance, according to the order.
The high court issued a disciplinary order Aug. 24 initially suspending Dysert for noncooperation.
According to the Office of the Clerk of the Indiana Supreme Court, the case was opened with a petition to show cause being filed.
On April 26, the court ordered Dysert to show cause why he should not be immediately suspended from the practice of law for failure to cooperate with the commission’s investigation of a grievance. The order required that Dysert show cause in writing within 10 days of service, which he did not do.
The commission then moved the high court to convert Dysert’s suspension to an indefinite suspension, which was granted in Thursday’s order.
“Respondent has not responded to the Commission’s motion to convert the current suspension. The Court finds that more than ninety (90) days have passed since Respondent was suspended due to noncooperation with the disciplinary process,” the order states.
With the indefinite suspension, Dysert is ordered to fulfill the continuing duties of a suspended attorney under Admission and Discipline Rule 23(26).
To be readmitted to the practice of law in Indiana, he must cure the causes of all suspensions in effect and successfully petition the court for reinstatement pursuant to Admission and Discipline Rule 23(18)(b).
According to the Indiana Roll of Attorneys and the commission’s show-cause petition, Dysert’s business address is listed as 200 E. Walnut St. in Washington at the Daviess County Prosecutor’s Office.
He is not listed on the Daviess County Prosecutor’s Office online staff directory.
Chief Justice Loretta Rush issued the order, with all justices concurring.
The case is In the Matter of: Thomas A. Dysert, 23S-DI-104.
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