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ion to his suspension order, failed to provide appropriate suspension notices to clients, and refused to cooperate with disciplinary investigation); 869 (Minn. 1991) (disbarring an attorney who practiced while suspended, misappropriated client funds, forged a signature for personal gain, and did not cooperate with the disciplinary investigation); (disbarring an attorney for his second disciplinary action in the same suspension period for the unauthorized practice of law); –25, 826 (Minn. 1986) (

It is true that we have applied “severe discipline for the unauthorized practice of law after suspension when suspension was for disciplinary violations rather than for failing to pay attorney registration fees.”

We are concerned about attorneys who do not acknowledge committing any misconduct because they “might engage in similar conduct in the future unless” they are “appropriately sanctioned.”

Indeed, we have applied “severe discipline for the unauthorized practice of law after suspension when suspension was for disciplinary violations rather than for failing to pay attorney registration fees.” In 8 re Ray

346 (Minn.2000) (upholding the referee’s finding that .the attorney engaged in the unauthorized practice of law by negotiating with the, county attorney on behalf of a client while the attorney was subject to a disciplinary suspension); (holding that “the record support

1 (2012) (prohibiting “unauthorized practice of law,” which includes providing legal services and preparing legal documents); (disbarring attorney who prepared power-of-attorney form and performed other legal services on suspended license).

See, -47 (Minn.2000) (disbarring a lawyer for repeatedly practicing law while suspended); Jorissen, d at 825-26 (disbarring a lawyer who implicitly represented himself as a lawyer while suspended and then claimed to have been acting as a paralegal or law clerk).

(disbarring lawyer where he did “not acknowledge that he has committed any misconduct, and it appeared] that unless appropriately sanctioned, he [was] likely to engage in similar conduct in the future”).

See Jorissen, d at 826 (disbarring attorney for repeatedly engaging in the practice of law while suspended); -47 (Minn.2000) (disbarring attorney who continuously practiced law for several years while suspended).