FOR

IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TEXAS STATE BAR ORDERED TO CONTINUE DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
AGAINST TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL KEN PAXTON

(HOUSTON, TX, February 10, 2016)-- The Law Office of Mynor E. Rodriguez P.C. announced that the
Board of Disciplinary Appeals ("BODA") has ordered the State Bar of Texas to pursue disciplinary
proceedings against beleaguered Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. (See attached BODA letter dated
February 2, 2016.)

Hundreds of Texas attorneys joined in an ethics complaint against Mr. Paxton when he defied the U.S.
Supreme Court in the wake of the high court's recognition of same-sex marriage. The Complaint alleges,
among many other ethical violations, that Mr. Paxton illegally encouraged Texas state officials to
violate the U.S. Constitution as well as their oaths of office by refusing to issue same-sex marriage
licenses.

Mr. Rodriguez noted, "The Texas ethics rules prohibit any lawyer, including the Attorney General, from
counseling a client to engage in conduct that the lawyer knows is criminal or fraudulent."

Mr. Paxton is now required to respond to the full Complaint of professional misconduct.

This is the second setback for Attorney General Paxton. Early this month, the Texas Ethics Commission
refused to approve an opinion that would have allowed Paxton to accept out-of-state donations for his
legal fees.

See a PDF of the Complaint at http://bit.ly/PaxtonComplaint.

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Contact:
Eddie Rodriguez
Law Office of Mynor E. Rodriguez P.C.
713-968-9828 tel
mrodriguez@rodrigueztrialfirm.com
www.rodrigueztrialfirm.com

CHAIR

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & GENERAL COUNSEL

D AV I D N . K I T N E R

CHRISTINE E. McKEEMAN

VICE CHAIR

DEPUTY DIRECTOR/COUNSEL

R A M O N L E C H E VA R R I A I I

G AY L E R I L E Y V I C K E R S

MEMBERS

E X E C U T I V E A S S I S TA N T

R O B E R TA . B L A C K

JEANNE C. "CEZr COLLINS

D AV I D M . G O N Z A L E Z

The

WENDY ADELE HUMPHREY

Board

of

Disciplinary

Appeals

JACKIE L. TRUITT

A p p o i n t e d b y T h e S u p r e m e C o u r t o f Te x a s

ROLAND K. JOHNSON
K AT H E R I N E A . K I N S E R

JOHN J. "MIKE" McKETTA III

MIKE MILLS

February 2, 2016

DEBORAH PULLUM
G E O R G E A . TAY L O R

Steve Fischer

Ruth Ann Kollman

139 Ocean Dr.

4265 San Felipe St., Ste. 1100

Rockport, TX 78382

Houston, TX 77027

Brian Bouffard

909 W. Magnolia, Ste. 6

Fort Worth, TX 76104 _ ^

RE: BODA Case No. 56696

Disposition of Appeal Notice

Fischer, Kollman, & Bouffard v. Paxton (SBOT # 201504443)
Dear Mr. Fischer, Ms. Kollman and Mr. Bouffard:

On January 29, 2016, the Board of Disciplinary Appeals appointed by the Supreme Court of Texas
considered the appeal from the dismissal of the above grievance by the Office of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel of
the State Bar of Texas. After reviewing the grievance as filed with the State Bar Chief Disciplinary Counsel's office
and no other information, the Board grants the appeal, finding that the grievance alleges a possible violation of
Texas Disciplinary Rule of Professional Conduct 1.02(c) (see, Texas Family Code 2.012. (West 2015)).
The Board of Disciplinary Appeals will now return the case to the Office of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel
for investigation and a determination whether there is just cause to believe that the attorney has committed

professional misconduct. The Office of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel will notify both parties of each step of the
process, including asking the attorney to respond to the complaint. For information concerning the handling of the
case fi-om this point forward, please contact the Austin Office of the Chief Disciplinary Counsel.
Information concerning the disciplinary system, the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, and
the Texas Rules of Disciplinaiy Procedure is available at www.texasbar.com. The Board's Internal Procedural Rules
are available at www.txboda.org.

Sincerely,

Christine E. McKeeman
Executive Director & General Counsel

Warren Kenneth Paxton Jr.

Laura Popps
State Bar of Texas
PO Box 13287

Austin, TX 78711

(512) 427-1350
POST OFFICE BOX 12426 AUSTIN. TEXAS 78711 TEL: (512) 427-1578 FAX; (512) 427-4130 TXBODA.ORG