In re Brooks

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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF KANSAS


Bar Docket No. 14490

In the Matter of YEHLEN D. BROOKS, f/k/a MARY YEHLEN BROOKS,
Respondent.


ORDER OF DISBARMENT

In a letter signed February 14, 2015, addressed to the Clerk of the Appellate
Courts, respondent Yehlen D. Brooks, f/k/a Mary Yehlen Brooks, an attorney
admitted to practice law in Kansas, voluntarily surrendered her license to practice
law in Kansas, pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 217 (2014 Kan. Ct. R. Annot.
403).

At the time the respondent surrendered her license, a formal hearing was
pending regarding five docketed disciplinary complaints filed in connection with
her practice of immigration law in California. The complaints alleged that the
respondent violated Kansas Rules of Professional Conduct 1.1 (2014 Kan. Ct. R.
Annot. 456) (competence); 1.3 (2014 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 475) (diligence); 1.4
(2014 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 495) (communication); 1.5 (2014 Kan. Ct. R. Annot.
515) (fees); 1.15 (2014 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 567) (safekeeping property); 1.16
(2014 Kan. Ct. R. Annot. 583) (termination of representation); 8.1 (2014 Kan. Ct.
R. Annot. 670) (bar admission and disciplinary matters); and 8.4 (2014 Kan. Ct. R.
Annot. 680) (misconduct).

This court, having examined the files of the office of the Disciplinary
Administrator, finds that the surrender of the respondent's license should be
accepted and that the respondent should be disbarred.

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IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that Yehlen D. Brooks, f/k/a Mary Yehlen
Brooks, be and she is hereby disbarred from the practice of law in Kansas, and her
license and privilege to practice law are hereby revoked.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of the Appellate Courts strike the
name of Yehlen D. Brooks, f/k/a Mary Yehlen Brooks from the roll of attorneys
licensed to practice law in Kansas.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this order shall be published in the Kansas
Reports, that the costs herein shall be assessed to the respondent, and that the
respondent forthwith shall comply with Supreme Court Rule 218 (2014 Kan. Ct.
R. Annot. 414).

Dated this 2nd day of March, 2015.