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People v. Field
Neglect of client matter that made appeal impossible warrants public censure.
Attorneys Nov. 2, 1998
McKernan v. Dupont
No relief when case is dismissed for lack of prosecution due to abandonment by local counsel.
Attorneys Oct. 28, 1998
People v. Espe
Conviction for sexual assault on a child warrants disbarment.
Attorneys Oct. 26, 1998
Dill v. City of Edmond
Order
Attorneys Oct. 26, 1998
People v. Potter
Attorney, without intent to deceive, who borrowed funds from client without complete disclosure publicly censured.
Attorneys Oct. 19, 1998
People v. Kram
Attorney who neglected case which was summarily dismissed is publicly censured.
Attorneys Oct. 19, 1998
People v. Harding
Lawyer suspended for year and day after ignoring court order to hold funds from disputed fee into trust account.
Attorneys Oct. 19, 1998
People v. Foreman
Attorney who borrowed money from client and executed note not agreed to by client is suspended for 60 days.
Attorneys Oct. 19, 1998
People v. Reedy
Lawyer suspended for multiple ethics violations, including not shipping client's pet, which died soon after, as agreed.
Attorneys Oct. 19, 1998
People v. Ginsberg
Attorney suspended for loaning money to client after she couldn't obtain other financing
Attorneys Oct. 19, 1998
People v. Gonzalez
Attorney who misappropriated client awards from personal injury cases is disbarred.
Attorneys Oct. 19, 1998
Gall v. District Court in and for the Fourteenth Judicial District
Court of Appeals has jurisdiction over attorney fees orders certified as final judgment.
Attorneys Oct. 19, 1998
Ford Audio Video Systems Inc. v. AMX Corporation Inc.
Order
Attorneys Sep. 17, 1998
People v. Torpy
Knowing misappropriation of $9,000 in client funds warrants disbarment.
Attorneys Sep. 14, 1998
People v. North
False statement recklessly made on application for admission to bar warrants public censure.
Attorneys Aug. 31, 1998
People v. Bronstein
Retention of fees belonging to firm warrants suspension for one year and one day.
Attorneys Aug. 31, 1998
State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. v. Bellino
Trial court award of attorney fees against defendant not appealable as an interlocutory order.
Attorneys Aug. 20, 1998
People v. Skaalerud
Pattern of misconduct including misappropriation of client funds warrants disbarment.
Attorneys Aug. 9, 1998
People v. Kolko
Failure to prepare jury instructions or to perfect appeal in civil case warrants public censure.
Attorneys Aug. 9, 1998
People v. Rolfe
False statement to court and concealment of material fact warrant public censure.
Attorneys Aug. 9, 1998
Oneok Inc. v. Ming
Order
Attorneys Aug. 3, 1998
Hirschfeld v. State Bar
Attorney is disbarred for lying to judges, cheating and abandoning clients, violating court rules and poor ethics.
Attorneys Jul. 28, 1998
People v. Waitkus
Public censure is appropriate discipline for deception involving settlement where deception didn't injure client.
Attorneys Jul. 27, 1998
People v. Van Buskirk
Separate convictions for hit and run, disorderly conduct and drunk driving warrant six months' suspension.
Attorneys Jul. 26, 1998
Joel Erik Thompson Ltd. v. Holder
Limitations period for legal malpractice claim arising from litigation runs from date appellate court issues mandate.
Attorneys Jul. 23, 1998
Jordache Enterprises Inc. v. Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison
Pinpointing time client suffers injury requires factual determination of when attorney invaded legally protected interest.
Attorneys Jul. 13, 1998
People v. Small
Attorney's false testimony as plaintiff in civil action warrants public censure.
Attorneys Jul. 8, 1998
People v. Aron
Failure to render competent advice, resulting in client's criminal conviction, warrants 30 days' suspension.
Attorneys Jul. 7, 1998
Howard v. Mail-Well Envelope Co.
Disbarred attorney with history of meritless litigation is prohibited from proceeding pro se without permission.
Attorneys Jul. 1, 1998
People v. Valley
Pattern of misconduct including client abandonment warrants disbarment.
Attorneys Jun. 22, 1998