Discipline Notice - D. M. Hatch

License Number: 40410
Member Name: D. M. Hatch
Discipline Detail
Action: Suspension
Effective Date: 11/27/2025
RPC: 1.2 - Scope of Representation
8.4 (j) - Disobey Court Order
Discipline Notice: Order Approving Stipulation
Stipulation
Supreme Court Order
Description: D. Michael Hatch (WSBA No. 40410, admitted 2008) of Port Angeles, WA, was suspended for 12 months, effective 11/27/2025, by order of the Washington Supreme Court. Amanda Lee and Nate Blanchard acted as disciplinary counsel. D. Michael Hatch represented themselves. Pilar L. Tirado Murray was the settlement hearing officer. Timothy J. O'Connell was the hearing officer.

The lawyer’s conduct violated the following Rules of Professional Conduct: 1.2 (Scope of Representation and Allocation of Authority Between Client and Lawyer and 8.4(j) (Violate a Court Order).

Hatch stipulated to suspension for: 1) Purporting to act as a lawyer for a former client after the representation had ended, knowing that the person was prohibited by court order from appointing someone to act on their behalf and/or that the Respondent had not petitioned the court for appointment; 2) Filing pleadings and notices of appeal after issuance of a court order prohibiting any representation of the former client without court authority and failing to obtain that authority.

Decision documents: Disciplinary Board Order Approving Stipulation; Stipulation to Suspension; and Washington Supreme Court Order.


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