Court Opinion

ID: 9862999
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-25 02:48:52.019018+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T11:46:01.489615
License: Public Domain

Howard, Judge
(dissenting).
Defendant’s acts of misconduct were inexcusable for an experienced attorney. They showed a total lack of appreciation of Ms obligations as an officer of the Court. Attorneys are under a two-fold duty to maintain the high standards of the legal profession and to protect the Courts, of which, they are officers, from derision, reproach, unjust criticism and public prejudice; and Courts should not hesitate to remove an attorney whose proven acts of misconduct are incompatible with this duty. Based on the facts stated in the opinion I think that the defendant should be permanently disbarred.