In Re Pressly

628 A.2d 927 (1993)

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Nature of the Case

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Facts

D represented W in connection with relief from abuse and divorce proceedings. W informed D that her husband had a history alcoholism, battering, and abuse. D eventually filed a divorce complaint on W's behalf. H and W negotiated, and W reluctantly agreed to the visitation provision. At that time, W told D that H's alcoholism was a continuing problem and that she wanted the children's visits o be supervised. W continued to press D to help her prevent H from continuing unsupervised visitation, but no motion was filed seeking supervised visitation. Eventually, W told D er suspicions, based on consultation with a counselor, that her nine-year-old daughter had been sexually abused by H. According to the counselor, a 'yellow flag' went up when she observed several symptoms of abuse. W asked that D not discuss her suspicions or plans with H's lawyer as she was going to investigate more thoroughly. D notwithstanding his W's request revealed the suspicions of sexual abuse. D then asked H's lawyer not to communicate this information to H. W confronted D about the disclosure and D was fired. P investigated and recommended that D receive a public reprimand for disclosing his client's confidential information. D appealed.