Case Name: In the Matter of the Application for REINSTATEMENT OF David Walter DEAL, to Membership in the Oklahoma Bar Association and to the Roll of Attorneys
Court: Oklahoma Supreme Court
Jurisdiction: Oklahoma
Decision Date: 2010-06-24
Citations: 284 P.3d 1126
Docket Number: SCBD No. 5597
Parties: In the Matter of the Application for REINSTATEMENT OF David Walter DEAL, to Membership in the Oklahoma Bar Association and to the Roll of Attorneys.
Judges: ALL JUSTICES CONCUR.
Reporter: Pacific Reporter 3d
Volume: 284
Pages: 1126–1126

Head Matter:
2010 OK 49
In the Matter of the Application for REINSTATEMENT OF David Walter DEAL, to Membership in the Oklahoma Bar Association and to the Roll of Attorneys.
SCBD No. 5597.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma.
June 24, 2010.

Opinion:
ORDER
¶ 1 The petitioner, David Walter Deal, was stricken from the roll of attorneys in January 2009, pursuant to Applicant's request and not as a result of any form of disciplinary action. The petitioner seeks reinstatement to the Oklahoma Bar Association by Petition for Reinstatement filed January 4, 2010. The Trial Panel recommended in their report that reinstatement be granted. Upon consideration of the matter, we find:
1. Petitioner has met all the procedural requirements necessary for reinstatement in the Oklahoma Bar Association as set out in Rule 11 of the Rules Governing Disciplinary Proceedings, 5 0.8. 2001, ch. 1, app. 1-A;
2. Petitioner has established by clear and convincing evidence that he possesses the good moral character which entitles him to be admitted to the Oklahoma Bar Association;
Affidavits were presented showing that the petitioner has not engaged in the unauthorized practice of law in the State of Oklahoma during the period of his resignation;
Petitioner possesses the competency and learning in the law required for admission to practice law in the State of Oklahoma.
¶ 2 IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that the Petition for Reinstatement be granted.
¶ 3 IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Petitioner shall pay the costs associated with this proceeding in the amount of $861.02.
ALL JUSTICES CONCUR.