I am an older attorney and I had a problem with an application I filed for a mortgage. Something was incorrect in the application. I believe they are going to file a complaint with the Office of Disciplinary Counsel. Since this has nothing to do with the practice of law, but was my personal home mortgage, is there any misconduct here by me that would violate the Rules of Professional Conduct?
The question raised was long ago decided against attorneys. In the early 1970s, an attorney had made false statements on his mortgage application for his private home. The attorney was ultimately convicted for this misconduct.
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