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In the Matter of Daniel J. Saxton

The Supreme Court accepted an attorney's petition for voluntary discipline and imposed a Review Panel reprimand.

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This disciplinary matter is before the Court on the petition for voluntary discipline filed by Daniel J. Saxton State Bar No. 628075, in which he seeks the imposition of a Review Panel reprimand as a sanction for sending misleading solicitations to potential clients in Rhode Island. The State Bar recommends that the Court accept the petition.

Saxton, who was admitted to the Bar in 1977, filed this petition prior to the issuance of a formal complaint, see Bar Rule 4-227 b. In his petition, Saxton admits that in 2011 he purchased a law firm that provides legal services, including services to homeowners facing foreclosure in various states. In February 2013, his firm sent solicitation letters to 12 individuals in Rhode Island whose homes had been noticed for foreclosure. The solicitation letters referenced a foreclosure sale “on the courthouse steps,” which is not accurate for Rhode Island. The letters also referenced a local address that did not exist and a local phone number that connected to Saxton’s Georgia office, without disclosing that fact. The letters did not provide the name of a Rhode Island-licensed attorney. After Saxton was contacted by Rhode Island Bar authorities about the letter, he provided incorrect information, stating that his office had contracted with a Rhode Island lawyer and had arranged for use of space at an office on the same street as the address given in the letter. When Georgia’s Investigative Panel initiated a grievance, Saxton provided the same misinformation.

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