Ronna McDaniel Chairwoman Republican National Committee 310 First St. SE Washington, D.C. 20003 February 6, 2019 RE: GRIEVANCE AGAINST ATTORNEY ELIZABETH WARREN (BAR CARD #20885410) MIACERTIFIED MAIL The Office Of Chief Disciplinary Counsel P.O. Box 13287 Austin, TX 78711 Dear Chief Disciplinary Counsel, This letter is to alert your office of false claims made by Texas-barred attorney, Elizabeth Warren. Attorney Warren was admitted to the Texas bar on April 11, 1986 and her Bar Card Number is 20885410 with a current status of “Inactive.” Attorney Warren should be disciplined for lying and failing to correct a misrepresentation she made on her Texas Bar registration card. The Washington Post obtained a copy of Attorney Warren's Texas Bar registration card. On April 18, 1986, Attorney Warren registered for the Texas bar and made a misrepresentation that she was “American Indian’ ona section titled "Race."! According to the Texas Disciplinary Rules Of Professional Conduct, rule 8.017: + Annie Linskey and Amy Gardner, “Elizabeth Warren Apologizes For Calling Herself Native American,” The Washington Post, 2/5/19, https://www.washingtonoost.com/politics/el : ‘Sb8foa003e81_ story htmI?utm term=Sdea5524el167 ? Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 8.01 - bttpss/wonw texasbar.com/ = ‘entiD=14125, =/(CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&Co‘An applicant for admission to the bar, a petitioner for reinstatement to the bar, ora lawyer in connection with a bar admission application, a petition for reinstatement, ora disciplinary matter, shall not: {a) knowingly make a false statement of material fact; or (b) fail to correct a misapprehension known by the person to have arisen in the matter, or knowingly fail to respond to a lawful demand for information from an admission, reinstatement, or disciplinary authority, except that this rule does not require disclosure of information otherwise protected by Rule 1.05. According to the rules of admission for the Texas Bar, an applicant must be of “Good Moral Character and Fitness.”3 The applicable rule states: Good moral character is a functional assessment of character and fitness ofa prospective lawyer. The purpose of requiring an Applicant to possess present good moral character is to exclude from the practice of law those persons possessing character traits that are likely to result in injury to future clients, in the obstruction of the administration of justice, or in a violation of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of, Professional Conduct. These character traits usually involve either dishonesty or lack of trustworthiness in carrying out responsibilities. Attorney Warren is now apologizing for misrepresenting herself as an “American Indian” or Native American throughout her career.$ It has now been thirty-three (33) years since she made this representation to the Texas Bar and has never made an attempt to correct her registration card. Therefore it is clear that Attorney Warren lacked the "Good Moral Character” required for admission to the Texas Bar and should be disciplined for her three (3) decades of untruthfulness. Sincerely, Qe MQW Ronna McDaniel Republican National Committee 310 First St. SE ‘Washington, D.C. 20003 5 Rules Governing Admission To The Bar Of Texas, Rule 4hittns://ble.texas.gov/rule04 + Rules Governing Admission To The Bar OF Texas, Rule 4(b)https://ble.texas.nov/ruleO4 (Emphasis added) 5 Annie Linskey and Amy Gardner, “Elizabeth Warren Apologizes For Calling Herself Native American,” The Washington Post, 2/5/19, sashingtonpast.com/politics/elizabeth-warren-apologizes-for-calling- Z 5-2962-1169-984d- ‘Sb8fba003e81_story.html?utm term=.SdeaSs24e1e7