4 February 2020

Supreme Court of Missouri Case No. SC98141

In re: Don W. Cartier, MBE # 67893

The Chief Disciplinary Counsel having filed an information and motion for reciprocal discipline pursuant to Rule 5.20 advising this Court of its finding, after investigation, that Respondent, Don W. Cartier, was initially suspended with said suspension stayed and placed on probation by the Supreme Court of Arizona in Case Nos. 17-0156, 17-1209, and 17-1729, and was subsequently suspended for three years with additional probation to be served thereafter in the Supreme Court of Arizona Case No. SB-18-0036-AP;

A show cause order was issued on October 3, 2019, and Respondent filed a response to the same;

Said discipline was the result of conduct that is a violation of Rules 4-1.6, 4-1.15(a)(6), 4-1.15(a)(7), 4-1.15(f), 4-1.15(h), 4-1.2(a), 4-1.4, 4-3.3, 4-3.4(c), 4-7.1, 4-8.1(b), 4-8.4(c), and 4-8.4(d) of the Rules of Professional Conduct; and

This Court finds that Respondent has violated the Rules of Professional Conduct and should be disciplined;

Now, therefore, it is ordered by this Court that the motion for discipline is sustained and that Respondent, Don W. Cartier, is suspended indefinitely from the practice of law in this state and that no application for reinstatement shall be entertained by this Court for a period of two years from the date of this order, and no application for reinstatement shall be entertained until Respondent is reinstated to the practice of law in the State of Arizona.

It is further ordered that Don W. Cartier, comply in all respects with Rule 5.27 – Procedure Following a Disbarment or Suspension Order.

Costs taxed to Respondent.