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Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 1 - ADMISSION AND CONDUCT OF ATTORNEYS (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-61) › Section 73-3-3 - through 73-3-23 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws of 1979, ch. 486, § 10, eff. 11/1/1979.
§ 73-3-3. [Codes, 1942, § 8648; Laws, 1932, ch. 122; Laws, 1954, ch. 213, § 3] § 73-3-5. [Codes, 1942, § 8650; Laws, 1932, ch. 122; Laws, 1954, ch. 213, § 4] § 73-3-7. [Codes, 1942, § 8652; Laws, 1932, ch. 122] § 73-3-9. [Codes, 1942, § 8652.5; Laws, 1954, ch. 213, § 5] § 73-3-11. [Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 181; Laws, 1930, § 3682; 1942, § 8653; Laws, 1916, ch. 107; Laws, 1960, ch. 287] § 73-3-13. [Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 182; 1930, § 3683; 1942, § 8654; Laws, 1916, ch. 107; Laws, 1954, ch. 213, § 6; Laws, 1974, ch. 510, § 1] § 73-3-15. [Codes, 1942, § 8654.5; Laws, 1954, ch. 213, § 7] § 73-3-17. [Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 183; 1930, § 3684; 1942, § 8655; Laws, 1916, ch. 107] § 73-3-19. [Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 184; 1930, § 3685; 1942, § 8657; Laws, 1916, ch. 107; Laws, 1974, ch. 510, § 2] § 73-3-21. [Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 185; 1930, § 3686; 1942, § 8658; Laws, 1916, ch. 107; Laws, 1922, ch. 255; Laws, 1954, ch. 213, § 8; Laws, 1977, ch. 462] § 73-3-23. [Codes, Hemingway's 1921 Supp. § 185a; 1930, § 3687; 1942, § 8659; Laws, 1920, ch. 146; Laws, 1922, ch. 255; Laws, 1974, ch. 510, § 3; Laws, 1977, ch. 360]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 1 - ADMISSION AND CONDUCT OF ATTORNEYS (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-61) › Section 73-3-25 - Admission of lawyers from other states

Any lawyer from another state whose requirements for admission to the bar are equivalent to those of this state, who has practiced not less than five (5) years in a state where he was then admitted may be admitted to the practice in this state upon taking and passing such examination as to his knowledge of law as may be prescribed by rules adopted by the Board of Bar Admissions and approved by the Supreme Court and upon complying with the other requirements as set out in the laws and rules governing admission to the bar. Provided, however, the laws of the state from which the applicant comes grant similar privileges to the applicants from this state.
Any lawyer from another state desiring to be admitted to practice in Mississippi must make application to the Board of Bar Admissions. Such applicant shall present to the bar evidence of his good standing in the state from which he came, including a certificate from the clerk of the highest appellate court of the state from which he came, and from two (2) members of the bar of such state, certifying to his qualifications, good standing and moral character of the applicant, and may require the submission of additional evidence by the applicant. Upon satisfactory proof of the applicant's qualifications and upon the applicant's compliance with the requirements of this section, the board shall issue a certificate of admission to the applicant, as prescribed in Section
73-3-2(8)
. Each such applicant shall pay an application fee prescribed by the Board of Bar Admissions according to Section
73-3-2(7)
.
Codes, Hemingway's 1921 Supp. § 185b; 1930, § 3688; 1942, §§ 8649, 8660; Laws, 1920, ch. 146; Laws, 1922, ch. 255; Laws, 1932, ch. 122; Laws, 1944, ch. 316; Laws, 1960, ch. 286; Laws, 1964, ch. 374, § 1; Laws, 1971, ch. 403, § 1; Laws, 1974, ch. 510, § 4; Laws, 1977, ch. 392; reenacted, Laws, 1983, ch. 457, § 2; Laws, 1991, ch. 560, § 2; reenacted without change, Laws, 1999, ch. 372, § 3; reenacted without change, Laws, 2003, ch. 524, § 2; reenacted without change, Laws, 2006, ch. 471, § 2, eff. 7/1/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 1 - ADMISSION AND CONDUCT OF ATTORNEYS (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-61) › Section 73-3-27 - and 73-3-29 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws of 1979, ch. 486, § 10, eff. 11/1/1979.
§ 73-3-27. [Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 186; 1930, § 3689; 1942, § 8661; Laws, 1916, ch. 107; Laws, 1964, ch. 375, § 1; Laws, 1974, ch. 510, § 5] § 73-3-29. [Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 187; 1930, § 3690; 1942, § 8662; Laws, 1916, ch. 107; Laws, 1954, ch. 213, § 9; Laws, 1960, ch. 288; Laws, 1971, ch. 385, § 1; Laws, 1977, ch. 444]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 1 - ADMISSION AND CONDUCT OF ATTORNEYS (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-61) › Section 73-3-31 - Persons excepted from educational requirements

The educational requirements both as to general education and legal education shall not apply to any person who may have graduated from a law school prior to October 1, 1954.
Codes, 1942, § 8662.3; Laws, 1954, ch. 213, § 10; reenacted without change, Laws, 1983, ch. 457, § 3; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 560, § 3; reenacted without change, Laws, 1999, ch. 372, § 4; reenacted without change, Laws, 2003, ch. 524, § 3; reenacted without change, Laws, 2006, ch. 471, § 3, eff. 7/1/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 1 - ADMISSION AND CONDUCT OF ATTORNEYS (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-61) › Section 73-3-33 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws of 1979, ch. 486, § 10, eff. 11/1/1979.
Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 188; 1930, § 3691; 1942, § 8663; Laws, 1916, ch. 107.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 1 - ADMISSION AND CONDUCT OF ATTORNEYS (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-61) › Section 73-3-35 - Oath in each court

Every attorney and counselor at law, before he or she shall be permitted to practice, shall produce his or her license in each court where he or she intends to practice, and in the presence of such court, shall take the following oath or affirmation to wit:
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will demean myself, as an attorney and counselor of this court, according to the best of my learning and ability, and with all good fidelity as well to the court as to the client; that I will use no falsehood nor delay any person's cause for lucre or malice, and that I will support the Constitution of the State of Mississippi and the Constitution of the United States. So help me God."
And thereupon the name of such person, with the date of his or her admission, shall be entered in a roll or book to be kept in each court for that purpose.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 26, art. 3 (1, 3); 1857, ch. 9, art. 2; 1871, § 2245; 1880, § 2397; 1892, § 209; 1906, § 215; Hemingway's 1917, § 189; 1930, § 3692; 1942, § 8664; reenacted without change, Laws, 1983, ch. 457, § 4; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 560, § 4; reenacted without change, Laws, 1999, ch. 372, § 5; reenacted without change, Laws, 2003, ch. 524, § 4; reenacted without change, Laws, 2006, ch. 471, § 4; Laws, 2011, ch. 454, § 1, eff. 7/1/2011.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 1 - ADMISSION AND CONDUCT OF ATTORNEYS (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-61) › Section 73-3-37 - Duties of attorneys

It is the duty of attorneys:
(1)
To support the Constitution and laws of this state and of the United States;
(2)
To maintain the respect due to courts of justice and judicial officers;
(3)
To employ for the purpose of maintaining the causes confided to them, such means only as are consistent with truth, and never to seek to mislead by any artifice or false statement of the law;
(4)
To maintain inviolate the confidence and, at every peril to themselves, to preserve the secrets of their clients;
(5)
To abstain from all offensive personalities, and to advance no fact prejudicial to the honor or reputation of a party or witness, unless required by the justice of the cause with which they are charged;
(6)
To encourage neither the commencement nor continuance of an action or proceeding from any motives of passion or personal interest;
(7)
Never to reject, for any consideration personal to themselves, the cause of the defenseless or oppressed.
Codes, 1892, § 210; 1906, § 216; Hemingway's 1917, § 190; 1930, § 3693; 1942, § 8665; reenacted without change, Laws, 1983, ch. 457, § 5; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 560, § 5; reenacted without change, Laws, 1999, ch. 372, § 6; reenacted without change, Laws, 2003, ch. 524, § 5; reenacted without change, Laws, 2006, ch. 471, § 5, eff. 7/1/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 1 - ADMISSION AND CONDUCT OF ATTORNEYS (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-61) › Section 73-3-38 - Advertisement of legal services of person not licensed to practice law in Mississippi must include certain language; violation

(1)
If a lawyer, attorney at law, or counselor at law of another state is not licensed to practice law in Mississippi, a television or billboard advertisement of the person's legal services in any language must include in the advertisement the following: "THE PERSON APPEARING IN THIS AD IS NOT LICENSED TO PRACTICE LAW IN MISSISSIPPI."
(2)
(a)
The notice must be of conspicuous size and duration in the visual component of an advertisement; the audio portion of an advertisement must plainly include substantially the same message. The notice must be in the languages used in the advertisement.
(b)
In lieu of the disclaimer required in paragraph (a) of this subsection, the advertiser may conspicuously state in both the visual and audio components of the advertisement that the person is licensed only in the specific states in which the person is licensed to practice law.
(3)
A violation of this section shall be subject to the rights and remedies as provided for by Title 75, Chapter 24, Mississippi Code of 1972.
Added by Laws, 2023, ch. 529, SB 2382,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2023.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 1 - ADMISSION AND CONDUCT OF ATTORNEYS (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-61) › Section 73-3-41 - Persons convicted of felonies barred from admission; disbarment of licensed attorneys convicted of felonies

Every person who has been or shall hereafter be convicted of felony in a court of this or any other state or a court of the United States, manslaughter or a violation of the Internal Revenue Code excepted, shall be incapable of obtaining a license to practice law. Any court of the State of Mississippi in which a licensed attorney shall have been convicted of a felony, other than manslaughter or a violation of the Internal Revenue Code, shall enter an order disbarring the attorney.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 26, art. 3(5); 1857, ch. 9, art. 6; 1871, § 2249; 1880, § 2400; 1892, § 212; 1906, § 218; Hemingway's 1917, § 192; 1930, § 3695; 1942, § 8667; reenacted without change, Laws, 1983, ch. 457, § 7; Laws, 1991, ch. 560, § 7; reenacted without change, Laws, 1999, ch. 372, § 8; reenacted without change, Laws, 2003, ch. 524, § 7; reenacted without change, Laws, 2006, ch. 471, § 7, eff. 7/1/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 1 - ADMISSION AND CONDUCT OF ATTORNEYS (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-61) › Section 73-3-43 - Clerks, sheriffs and other officers prohibited

It shall not be lawful for a clerk of any court of record or the deputy or assistant of any such clerk, or for any sheriff or his deputy, to exercise the profession or employment of an attorney or counselor at law, or to be engaged in the practice of law, or to receive any fee or reward for any such services rendered during his continuance in such position; and any person offending herein shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, to be fined in a sum not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) and be removed from office; but this shall not prohibit the clerk of any court of record or the sheriff of any county from practicing in any of the courts so far as to enable them to bring to conclusion civil cases in which such clerk or sheriff are employed and which are actually filed and pending at the time when such clerk or sheriff is appointed or nominated in a party primary and subsequently elected to office.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 26, art. 3 (14); 1857, ch. 9, art. 4; 1871, § 2247; 1880, § 2402; 1892, § 214; 1906, § 220; Hemingway's 1917, § 194; 1930, § 3697; 1942, § 8669; Laws, 1956, ch. 251; reenacted without change, Laws, 1983, ch. 457, § 8; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 560, § 8; reenacted without change, Laws, 1999, ch. 372, § 9; reenacted without change, Laws, 2003, ch. 524, § 8; reenacted without change, Laws, 2006, ch. 471, § 8, eff. 7/1/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 1 - ADMISSION AND CONDUCT OF ATTORNEYS (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-61) › Section 73-3-45 - Restrictions of certain persons to practice law

If any justice court judge or the partner in the practice of law of any justice court judge shall appear before a justice court judge of his district as attorney or counsel in any misdemeanor case over which he has jurisdiction, or in any appeal of any such case from the judgment of such officer, or in any certiorari to any such officer for the same, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, shall be fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or be imprisoned not more than six (6) months, or both.
Codes, 1880, § 2403; 1892, § 215; 1906, § 221; Hemingway's 1917, § 195; 1930, § 3698; 1942, § 8670; reenacted and amended, Laws, 1983, ch. 457, § 9; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 560, § 9; reenacted without change, Laws, 1999, ch. 372, § 10; reenacted without change, Laws, 2003, ch. 524, § 9; reenacted without change, Laws, 2006, ch. 471, § 9, eff. 7/1/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 1 - ADMISSION AND CONDUCT OF ATTORNEYS (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-61) › Section 73-3-47 - Partner of justice court judge prohibited from acting as attorney before such judge; penalty

If the partner in the practice of law of any justice court judge shall appear before such justice court judge of his district, as attorney or counsel in any case, civil or criminal, or in any appeal from the judgment of such officer, or in any certiorari to such officer, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, shall be fined not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), or be imprisoned not more than six (6) months, or both.
Codes, 1906, § 222; Hemingway's 1917, § 196; 1930, § 3699; 1942, § 8671; Laws, 1904, ch. 138; reenacted and amended, Laws, 1983, ch. 457, § 10; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 560, § 10; reenacted without change, Laws, 1999, ch. 372, § 11; reenacted without change, Laws, 2003, ch. 524, § 10; reenacted without change, Laws, 2006, ch. 471, § 10, eff. 7/1/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 1 - ADMISSION AND CONDUCT OF ATTORNEYS (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-61) › Section 73-3-49 - Partner of district attorney or county attorney not to defend in certain criminal cases

Where two (2) or more attorneys at law of this state are associated together in practice as attorneys or counselors at law, and one (1) of such attorneys shall be district attorney of his district or the county attorney of his county, it shall be unlawful for such other attorney, or partner, to appear and defend in any of the courts of that county any person charged with a misdemeanor or felony, and this section shall apply, even though such association may exist only for the transaction of civil business in a particular court.
Any attorney violating this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction shall be fined in the sum of not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), and shall forfeit his license to practice law in this state.
Codes, Hemingway's 1917, §§ 197, 198; 1930, §§ 3700, 3701; 1942, §§ 8672, 8673; Laws, 1912, ch. 155; reenacted without substantive change, Laws, 1983, ch. 457, § 11; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 560, § 11; reenacted without change, Laws, 1999, ch. 372, § 12; reenacted without change, Laws, 2003, ch. 524, § 11; reenacted without change, Laws, 2006, ch. 471, § 11, eff. 7/1/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 1 - ADMISSION AND CONDUCT OF ATTORNEYS (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-61) › Section 73-3-51 - Attorney general and district attorneys and their law partners not to accept employment from corporations of certain kind

It shall be unlawful for the Attorney General or any assistant attorney general, or any district attorney, or any attorney at law associated in the practice as attorney or counselor at law with any attorney general or district attorney, to accept employment from or to represent as attorney or counselor at law any railroad corporation, street railway corporation, telephone or telegraph corporation, express company, or other common carrier, or public service corporation whatsoever, and any attorney violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, shall be fined in a sum not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00), and shall forfeit his license to practice law in this state.
Codes, Hemingway's 1917, § 199; 1930, § 3702; 1942, § 8674; Laws, 1908, ch. 129; Laws, 1944, ch. 305; reenacted without substantive change, Laws, 1983, ch. 457, § 12; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 560, § 12; reenacted without change, Laws, 1999, ch. 372, § 13; reenacted without change, Laws, 2003, ch. 524, § 12; reenacted without change, Laws, 2006, ch. 471, § 12, eff. 7/1/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 1 - ADMISSION AND CONDUCT OF ATTORNEYS (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-61) › Section 73-3-53 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws of 1983, ch. 457, § 18, eff. 7/1/1983.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 26, art. 3(6); 1857, ch. 9, art. 7; 1871, § 2250; 1880, § 2404; 1892, § 216; 1906, § 223; Hemingway's 1917, § 200; 1930 § 3703; 1942, § 8675.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 1 - ADMISSION AND CONDUCT OF ATTORNEYS (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-61) › Section 73-3-55 - Unlawful to practice law without license; certain abstract companies may certify titles

It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the practice of law in this state who has not been licensed according to law. Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of Section
97-23-43
. Any person who shall for fee or reward or promise, directly or indirectly, write or dictate any paper or instrument of writing, to be filed in any cause or proceeding pending, or to be instituted in any court in this state, or give any counsel or advice therein, or who shall write or dictate any bill of sale, deed of conveyance, deed of trust, mortgage, contract, or last will and testament, or shall make or certify to any abstract of title to real estate other than his own or in which he may own an interest, shall be held to be engaged in the practice of law. This section shall not, however, prevent title or abstract of title guaranty companies incorporated under the laws of this state from making abstract or certifying titles to real estate where it acts through some person as agent, authorized under the laws of the State of Mississippi to practice law; nor shall this section prevent any abstract company chartered under the laws of the State of Mississippi with a paid-up capital of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) or more from making or certifying to abstracts of title to real estate through the president, secretary or other principal officer of such company.
Codes, 1906, § 230; Hemingway's 1917, § 207; 1930, § 3710; 1942, § 8682; Laws, 1926, ch. 257; reenacted and amended, Laws, 1983, ch. 457, § 13; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 560, § 13; reenacted without change, Laws, 1999, ch. 372, § 14; reenacted without change, Laws, 2003, ch. 524, § 13; reenacted without change, Laws, 2006, ch. 471, § 13, eff. 7/1/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 1 - ADMISSION AND CONDUCT OF ATTORNEYS (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-61) › Section 73-3-57 - Unlawful to encourage litigation

It shall be unlawful for an attorney at law licensed in this or any other state, either before or after action brought, to promise, or give or offer to promise or give, a valuable consideration to any person as an inducement to placing, or in consideration of having placed in his hands, or in the hands of any partnership of which he is a member, a demand of any kind, for the purpose of bringing suit or making claim against another, or to employ a person to search for and procure clients to be brought to such attorney.
Codes, 1906, § 231; Hemingway's 1917, § 208; 1930, § 3711; 1942, § 8683; reenacted without change, Laws, 1983, ch. 457, § 14; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 560, § 14; reenacted without change, Laws, 1999, ch. 372, § 15; reenacted without change, Laws, 2003, ch. 524, § 14; reenacted without change, Laws, 2006, ch. 471, § 14, eff. 7/1/2006.
Amended by Laws, 2013, ch. 556, SB 2223, 2, eff. 7/1/2013.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 1 - ADMISSION AND CONDUCT OF ATTORNEYS (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-61) › Section 73-3-59 - Unlawful to encourage litigation; penalty

Any attorney at law who shall violate the provisions of the preceding section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be removed and disbarred from acting as an attorney at law, and any person who shall, before or after suit brought, receive or agree to receive from any attorney at law, compensation for services in seeking out or placing in the hands of an attorney a demand of any kind for suit or a compromise, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Codes, 1906, § 232; Hemingway's 1917, § 209; 1930, § 3712; 1942, § 8684; reenacted without change, Laws, 1983, ch. 457, § 15; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 560, § 15; reenacted without change, Laws, 1999, ch. 372, § 16; reenacted without change, Laws, 2003, ch. 524, § 15; reenacted without change, Laws, 2006, ch. 471, § 15, eff. 7/1/2006.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 1 - ADMISSION AND CONDUCT OF ATTORNEYS (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-61) › Section 73-3-61 - and 73-3-63 - [Repealed]

Repealed by Laws of 1979, ch. 486, § 10, eff. 11/1/1979.
§ 73-3-61. [Codes, 1942, § 8662.9; Laws, 1954, ch. 213, § 13] § 73-3-63. [Laws, 1973, ch. 381, § 2]
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 3 - BAR ASSOCIATION (§§ 73-3-101 — 73-3-171) › Section 73-3-101 - Bar association created

The resident lawyers now authorized to practice law in the State of Mississippi are hereby and herewith constituted an association which shall be known as the Mississippi Bar.
Codes, 1942, § 8685; Laws, 1932, ch. 121; reenacted without change, Laws, 1983, ch. 302, § 1; Laws, 1991, ch. 526, § 1; reenacted, Laws, 1992, ch. 515, § 1, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 3 - BAR ASSOCIATION (§§ 73-3-101 — 73-3-171) › Section 73-3-103 - All lawyers members

All resident persons now or hereafter admitted to practice law in the state shall be members of this association.
Codes, 1942, § 8686; Laws, 1932, ch. 121; reenacted without change, Laws, 1983, ch. 302, § 2; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 526, § 2; reenacted, Laws, 1992, ch. 515, § 2, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 3 - BAR ASSOCIATION (§§ 73-3-101 — 73-3-171) › Section 73-3-105 - Bar association; officers; bylaws

The bar shall elect a president, a first vice president and president-elect, and a second vice president, who shall each serve for a term of one (1) year. None of such officers shall be eligible to succeed himself.
The bar shall adopt bylaws for its government, fixing the term of office for the officers and members of the Board of Commissioners, providing for the times and methods of the election of officers and members of the Board of Commissioners, authorizing sections of the bar, providing for committees through which the activities of the bar would be carried on, prescribing the methods by which the time for the annual meetings of the bar and of the Board of Commissioners shall be set, prescribing the manner in which special meetings of the officers, the board, and the bar may be called and held, authorizing the board to elect an executive committee with a determination of its composition and what powers may be delegated to such executive committee, and covering other proper subjects. Such bylaws shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter.
Codes, 1942, § 8724; Laws, 1932, ch. 121; Laws, 1977, ch. 333, § 1; reenacted, Laws, 1983, ch. 302, § 3; Laws, 1991, ch. 526, § 3; reenacted, Laws, 1992, ch. 515, § 3, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 3 - BAR ASSOCIATION (§§ 73-3-101 — 73-3-171) › Section 73-3-107 - Governing board

The bar shall be controlled and governed by a Board of Commissioners consisting of as many members as shall be established by the bylaws of the bar or any amendments thereto, adopted at an annual meeting of the bar.
Codes, 1942, § 8687; Laws, 1932, ch. 121; Laws, 1975, ch. 919, § 1; Laws, 1977, ch. 333, § 2; reenacted, Laws, 1983, ch. 302, § 4; Laws, 1991, ch. 526, § 4; reenacted, Laws, 1992, ch. 515, § 4, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 3 - BAR ASSOCIATION (§§ 73-3-101 — 73-3-171) › Section 73-3-109 - Governing board; quorum

At all meetings of the board of commissioners a majority of the entire membership shall constitute a quorum for action upon any questions that may come before the board except such questions as this article or the by-laws of the organization may require to be passed upon by a larger portion of the membership.
Codes, 1942, § 8690; Laws, 1932, ch. 121; reenacted without change, Laws, 1983, ch. 302, § 5; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 526, § 5; reenacted, Laws, 1992, ch. 515, § 5, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 3 - BAR ASSOCIATION (§§ 73-3-101 — 73-3-171) › Section 73-3-111 - Secretary; election; term of office; duties

A secretary, who may be designated as executive director, shall be elected by the Board of Commissioners and shall hold office for one (1) year.
The secretary shall keep and maintain rolls which shall contain the name and place of residence of every lawyer in the state. He may adopt such means as he thinks best to make the rolls accurate and complete. There shall be made a separate roll for each circuit court district.
The secretary shall keep minutes of all meetings of the Board of Commissioners and such minutes, signed by the chairman and secretary, shall be the evidence of the proceedings had and actions taken by the board. He shall also keep the minutes of each meeting of the bar, which minutes signed by him and by the presiding officer shall be evidence of the proceedings had and actions taken by the bar.
Codes, 1942, §§ 8691, 8693; Laws, 1932, ch. 121; Laws, 1976, ch. 339; reenacted, Laws, 1983, ch. 302, § 6; Laws, 1991, ch. 526, § 6; reenacted, Laws, 1992, ch. 515, § 6, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 3 - BAR ASSOCIATION (§§ 73-3-101 — 73-3-171) › Section 73-3-113 - Secretary to act as treasurer; bond required; accounting of revenues and expenditures in proposed budget; independent audit of association

The secretary shall also perform the duties of treasurer. He shall make bond for the safe handling of all funds for which he may become responsible, the bond to be in such penalty, with such sureties, and conditioned as the Board of Commissioners may require. Annually, and not less than thirty (30) days in advance of the date the Board of Commissioners is to consider the proposed budget of the bar for the next fiscal year, the secretary shall publish in an official publication of the bar a detailed accounting of all projected revenues and each item of expenditure in the proposed budget. Items of expenditure relating to disciplinary functions of the bar shall appear separately from those relating to nondisciplinary functions. In addition, the secretary shall annually cause to be made an independent audit by a certified public accountant of all receipts, expenditures and funds under the control of the bar and shall publish such audit in an official publication of the bar.
Codes, 1942, § 8692; Laws, 1932, ch. 121; reenacted and amended, Laws, 1983, ch. 302, § 7; Laws, 1991, ch. 526, § 7; reenacted, Laws, 1992, ch. 515, § 7, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 3 - BAR ASSOCIATION (§§ 73-3-101 — 73-3-171) › Section 73-3-115 - Location of office of secretary; meeting of board of commissioners

The secretary shall maintain his office at the seat of government. But the meetings of the Board of Commissioners shall be at such places as the board may select from time to time or as may be designated in calls made as herein authorized. The meetings of the bar shall be held at such places as the bar may from time to time select. The secretary shall attend all meetings of the board and all meetings of the bar.
Codes, 1942, § 8694; Laws, 1932, ch. 121; Laws, 1970, ch. 352, § 1; reenacted without change, Laws, 1983, ch. 302, § 8; Laws, 1991, ch. 526, § 8; reenacted, Laws, 1992, ch. 515, § 8, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 3 - BAR ASSOCIATION (§§ 73-3-101 — 73-3-171) › Section 73-3-117 - Compensation

The secretary shall receive a salary in such amount and payable in such manner as the Board of Commissioners may prescribe from time to time. No other officer shall be paid a salary. But the traveling expenses of members of the board attending meetings of the board and such expenses of committees making trips on business of the bar shall be paid.
Codes, 1942, § 8695; Laws, 1932, ch. 121; reenacted without change, Laws, 1983, ch. 302, § 9; Laws, 1991, ch. 526, § 9; reenacted, Laws, 1992, ch. 515, § 9, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 3 - BAR ASSOCIATION (§§ 73-3-101 — 73-3-171) › Section 73-3-119 - Membership required

Enrollment on the list of members of the bar and the payment of annual enrollment fees as required hereby shall be prerequisites to the continued practice by any lawyer already admitted and to the engaging in the practice by persons hereafter admitted. The date on which the provisions of this section shall become operative will be determined in the manner hereinafter provided.
Codes, 1942, § 8696; Laws, 1932, ch. 121; reenacted without change, Laws, 1983, ch. 302, § 10; Laws, 1991, ch. 526, § 10; reenacted, Laws, 1992, ch. 515, § 10, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 3 - BAR ASSOCIATION (§§ 73-3-101 — 73-3-171) › Section 73-3-120 - Types of membership; active; inactive; continuing legal education requirements

Members of the bar shall be divided into active and inactive membership classes which shall be defined as follows:
(a)
"Active member" means any person admitted to practice law in this state and who is engaged in the practice of law in this state. Except as otherwise provided in Section
73-3-125
, all active members shall be entitled to vote and hold office in the bar.
(b)
"Inactive member" means any member, in good standing, who is not engaged in the practice of law in this state. A person may, upon written request, be enrolled as an inactive member. Inactive members shall not be entitled to vote and hold office in the bar.
As used in this section, the "practice of law" shall include any person holding himself out as a practicing attorney or occupying any position in which he may be called upon to give legal advice or counsel or to examine the law or to pass upon the legal effect of any act, document or law.
The Mississippi Bar shall promulgate rules and regulations regarding continuing legal education requirements between active and inactive status.
Laws, 1987, ch. 442, § 1; Laws, 1991, ch. 526, § 11; reenacted, Laws, 1992, ch. 515, § 11, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 3 - BAR ASSOCIATION (§§ 73-3-101 — 73-3-171) › Section 73-3-121 - Change of residence

Any lawyer changing his residence from one circuit to another shall promptly notify the secretary who shall make the changes on his rolls to show such person's name on the roll of the proper district.
Codes, 1942, § 8697; Laws, 1932, ch. 121; reenacted without change, Laws, 1983, ch. 302, § 11; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 526, § 12; reenacted, Laws, 1992, ch. 515, § 12, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 3 - BAR ASSOCIATION (§§ 73-3-101 — 73-3-171) › Section 73-3-123 - Enrollment fees

(1)
Each member of the bar shall, unless exempt by virtue of Section
73-3-125
and Section
33-1-39
, pay enrollment fees each year in an amount as established by the board of commissioners, but not to exceed the sum of Four Hundred Dollars ($400.00)for those members admitted to practice law for three (3) years or more; and Two Hundred Sixty Dollars ($260.00) for those members admitted to practice law for one (1) year, but less than three (3) years; and Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for those members admitted to practice law less than one (1) year; and Fifty Dollars ($50.00) for those members on inactive status. All enrollment fees shall be paid for the same period, that is, for the period of one (1) year beginning on the day and month to be determined as provided in Section
73-3-127
. The enrollment fees shall be paid to the secretary of the bar.
(2)
The Board of Bar Commissioners shall increase enrollment fees within the limitations imposed by subsection (1) of this section by not more than the minimum increment necessary to cover the annual expenses of The Mississippi Bar.
Codes, 1942, § 8699; Laws, 1932, ch. 121; Laws, 1952, ch. 241; Laws, 1960, ch. 289; Laws, 1968, ch. 374, § 1; Laws, 1973, ch. 479, § 1; Laws, 1976, ch. 482; Laws, 1981, ch. 485, § 1; reenacted and amended, Laws, 1983, ch. 302, § 12; Laws, 1985, ch. 333; Laws, 1987, ch. 442, § 2; Laws, 1991, ch. 526, § 13; reenacted, Laws, 1992, ch. 515, § 13; Laws, 1995, ch. 556, § 2; Laws, 2005, ch. 415, § 1; Laws, 2007, ch. 309, § 4, eff. 3/8/2007.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 3 - BAR ASSOCIATION (§§ 73-3-101 — 73-3-171) › Section 73-3-125 - Dues; persons exempt or excepted

All lawyers over the age of seventy-five (75) years, and the judges of the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals and circuit, chancery and county judges, United States magistrates, judges of the bankruptcy courts, the judges of the federal courts, and federal administrative law judges are exempt from the payment of enrollment fees. Lawyers over the age of seventy-five (75) years and judges of the classes enumerated in this section shall be active members except that no judge shall be eligible to membership on the Board of Commissioners. Lawyers who have retired from the practice of law because of age, serious illness or permanent disability may be placed on inactive status and shall be exempt from the payment of enrollment fees.
Codes, 1942, §§ 8698, 8700; Laws, 1932, ch. 121; Laws, 1942, ch. 186; Laws, 1954, ch. 235; Laws, 1981, ch. 485, § 2; reenacted, Laws, 1983, ch. 302, § 13; Laws, 1987, ch. 442, § 3; Laws, 1991, ch. 526, § 14; reenacted, Laws, 1992, ch. 515, § 14; Laws, 2000, ch. 340, § 1; Laws, 2003, ch. 333, § 1, eff. 7/1/2003.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 3 - BAR ASSOCIATION (§§ 73-3-101 — 73-3-171) › Section 73-3-127 - Dues; failure to pay after notice

Any member failing to pay any enrollment fees within sixty (60) days after the same become due shall be considered delinquent and shall be given written notice of his delinquency mailed to him by United States mail, addressed to his last known address. If the delinquent fails to pay such enrollment fees within thirty (30) days after written notice of delinquency, he shall stand suspended from membership in the Mississippi Bar. It shall be the duty of the secretary, upon any member's becoming suspended as above stated, to notify the delinquent in writing by United States certified mail of his suspension, and to notify the courts of the county of his last known address of such fact, viz; the circuit court, the chancery court and the county court, if there be a county court, by mailing such notice to the presiding judge and to the clerk of such court. Any member shall be reinstated upon payment of delinquent enrollment fees and a penalty in an amount equal to one-half (1/2) of the delinquent enrollment fees. The secretary, upon such payment, shall forthwith notify the courts above-mentioned of such fact and the clerks thereof shall file and preserve such notice.
Codes, 1942, § 8710; Laws, 1932, ch. 121; Laws, 1962, ch. 332; reenacted without change, Laws, 1983, ch. 302, § 14; Laws, 1985, ch. 334; Laws, 1987, ch. 442, § 4; Laws, 1991, ch. 526, § 15; reenacted, Laws, 1992, ch. 515, § 15, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 3 - BAR ASSOCIATION (§§ 73-3-101 — 73-3-171) › Section 73-3-129 - President; duties

The president shall preside at all meetings of the bar, and shall have such duties as the bar may by its bylaws prescribe. In his absence, or in case of his inability to perform his duties they shall devolve upon the first vice president; and in the absence or inability to act of the first vice president the duties of the president shall be performed by the second vice president.
Codes, 1942, § 8701; Laws, 1932, ch. 121; reenacted without change, Laws, 1983, ch. 302, § 15; Laws, 1991, ch. 526, § 16; reenacted, Laws, 1992, ch. 515, § 16, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 3 - BAR ASSOCIATION (§§ 73-3-101 — 73-3-171) › Section 73-3-131 - President; chairman of the board

The president shall be a member and the chairman of the board of commissioners. In case he is absent from any meeting of the board, the vice president and president-elect shall preside; and in case the vice president and president-elect is absent from any meeting of the board, some other member of the board shall be selected by the members in attendance to preside at that meeting.
Codes, 1942, § 8702; Laws, 1932, ch. 121; Laws, 1977, ch. 333, § 3; reenacted and amended, Laws, 1983, ch. 302, § 16; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 526, § 17; reenacted, Laws, 1992, ch. 515, § 17, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 3 - BAR ASSOCIATION (§§ 73-3-101 — 73-3-171) › Section 73-3-133 - Vice-presidents

The vice president and president-elect and the second vice president shall be members of the board of commissioners.
Codes, 1942, § 8703; Laws, 1932, ch. 121; Laws, 1977, ch. 333, § 4; reenacted and amended, Laws, 1983, ch. 302, § 17; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 526, § 18; reenacted, Laws, 1992, ch. 515, § 18, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 3 - BAR ASSOCIATION (§§ 73-3-101 — 73-3-171) › Section 73-3-135 - Vacancies

Vacancies in any office, including the office of commissioner, shall be filled by the board of commissioners and any person so elected by the board of commissioners to fill a vacancy shall hold for the balance of the term of his immediate predecessor in office.
Codes, 1942, § 8704; Laws, 1932, ch. 121; reenacted without change Laws, 1983, ch. 302, § 18; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 526, § 19; reenacted, Laws, 1992, ch. 515, § 19, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 3 - BAR ASSOCIATION (§§ 73-3-101 — 73-3-171) › Section 73-3-137 - Vacancies; members absent

If any member of the board shall be absent from three successive meetings thereof, unless the reason for his absence shall be temporary illness, the board may declare his office vacant and proceed to fill it as provided in the last preceding section.
Codes, 1942, § 8705; Laws, 1932, ch. 121; reenacted without change, Laws, 1983, ch. 302, § 19; reenacted, Laws, 1991, ch. 526, § 20; reenacted, Laws, 1992, ch. 515, § 20, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 3 - BAR ASSOCIATION (§§ 73-3-101 — 73-3-171) › Section 73-3-139 - Board; election

The membership of the bar shall establish by the adoption of bylaws and amendments thereto at any annual meeting of the bar the time, method and procedures for the election of officers and members of the board. The names of those persons nominated by any method other than by petition of the general membership shall be published in an official publication of the bar at least thirty (30) days in advance of the deadline for nominations by petition of the general membership to be filed, and the bylaws of the bar shall provide in addition to any other method for the nomination of officers and members of the board the manner and procedure by which the general membership of the bar may make nominations by petition. All bylaws of the bar in existence at the time of the adoption of this section shall continue in full force and effect, until such time as such bylaws may be amended by the membership of the bar in accordance with the provisions of the bar bylaws.
Codes, 1942, § 8706; Laws, 1932, ch. 121; Laws, 1977, ch. 333, § 5; reenacted and amended, Laws, 1983, ch. 302, § 20; Laws, 1991, ch. 526, § 21; reenacted, Laws, 1992, ch. 515, § 21, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 3 - BAR ASSOCIATION (§§ 73-3-101 — 73-3-171) › Section 73-3-140 - Lease of office space

The Board of Commissioners, any officer or the Executive Director of the Mississippi Bar shall not be authorized to lease any office space for the use of the Mississippi Bar if such space is being leased for an annual amount in excess of the annual amount paid by the State Supreme Court for its office space. The lease of any office space by the Board of Commissioners, an officer or the Executive Director of the Mississippi Bar for the use of the Mississippi Bar must be approved by the Department of Finance and Administration. The bylaws of the bar shall not be in conflict with the provisions of this section. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any lease existing as of July 1, 1991.
Laws, 1991, ch. 526, § 22; reenacted, Laws, 1992, ch. 515, § 22, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 3 - BAR ASSOCIATION (§§ 73-3-101 — 73-3-171) › Section 73-3-141 - Duties of board

The Mississippi Bar shall be governed by the Board of Commissioners which shall have the powers and duties in this article conferred and which shall be charged with the executive functions of the bar and with the duty to enforce the provisions of this article. But the Board of Commissioners shall observe general rules, not in conflict with the provisions of this article, adopted in the form of bylaws or otherwise by the bar.
Codes, 1942, § 8707; Laws, 1932, ch. 121; reenacted without change, Laws, 1983, ch. 302, § 21; Laws, 1991, ch. 526, § 23; reenacted, Laws, 1992, ch. 515, § 23, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 3 - BAR ASSOCIATION (§§ 73-3-101 — 73-3-171) › Section 73-3-143 - Rules of conduct; advisory opinions

(1)
The board shall, subject to the approval of the justices of the Supreme Court, formulate reasonable rules governing the conduct of all persons admitted to practice.
(2)
The Board of Commissioners shall render advisory opinions, upon the written request of any member of the bar, as to the validity or propriety of any proposed act or course of conduct.
Codes, 1942, § 8708; Laws, 1932, ch. 121; Laws, 1974, ch. 566, § 28; reenacted, Laws, 1983, ch. 302, § 22; Laws, 1991, ch. 526, § 24; reenacted, Laws, 1992, ch. 515, § 24, eff. 7/1/1992.
Mississippi Code 1972 (2023) › Title 73 - PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS (§§ 73-1-1 — 73-79-1) › Chapter 3 - ATTORNEYS AT LAW (§§ 73-3-1 — 73-3-403) › Article 3 - BAR ASSOCIATION (§§ 73-3-101 — 73-3-171) › Section 73-3-145 - Bar; recommendations; powers

(1)
It shall be the duty of the Mississippi Bar, by and through its president, to recommend to the State Legislature such legislation relating to the courts, to matters of pleading, practice and procedure, and any other legislation which in its judgment will improve the courts and the law, or render the members of the bar more efficient as ministers of justice and the courts more efficient as instrumentalities for its attainment.
(2)
The bar shall have the right to make rules and bylaws not in conflict with any of the terms of this article concerning the selection and tenure of its officers and committees and their powers and duties, and generally for the control and regulation of the business of the board and of the bar.
(3)
The bar shall have the authority to hold and conduct educational and social meetings and activities among the members of the bar, to publish journals and generally to do such things as in their judgment may tend to improve the educational and ethical standing of the bench and bar.
Codes, 1942, § 8709; Laws, 1932, ch. 121; reenacted without change, Laws, 1983, ch. 302, § 23; Laws, 1991, ch. 526, § 25; reenacted, Laws, 1992, ch. 515, § 25, eff. 7/1/1992.