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1 <br />l <br />court found that evidence of atwelve-year-old disbarment was not <br />overly prejudicial. I In Whitehead, in determining that a trial court's <br />evidentiary ruling was erroneous but harmless, the court observed <br />that evidence of attorney discipline may be admissible. <br />While the disciplinary proceeding involving commingling of <br />funds, failure to deliver funds promptly to a client, improper <br />supervision of an employee, and failure to disclose a conflict of <br />interest may suggest prior untruthful or dishonest conduct, the <br />other two disciplinary proceedings did not involve such conduct. <br />On balance, we cannot conclude the trial court abused its <br />discretion in sustaining homeowners' objection to Basin's effort to <br />introduce all three proceedings into evidence. <br />IV. <br />Basin finally contends the trial court erred in failing to rule <br />that, following ju~ gment, Basin could, at its option, elect to either <br />repair homeowners' residence or pay homeowners for the <br />.. diminution in fair market value of their property. We disagree. <br />In construing a statute, courts should not interpret it to mean <br />that which it does not express. Adams v. Safeco Ins. Co., 674 P.2d <br />is <br />