Matter of Reinstatement of Katz

SUMMERS, Justice:

Petitioner Scott William Katz seeks reinstatement into the Oklahoma Bar Association after being disbarred in 1986. We denied reinstatement after a hearing in 1992. He has reapplied. The trial panel recommends that reinstatement again be denied. After a thorough review we agree.

THE RELEVANCY QUESTION

We must first address Petitioner’s argument with respect to the evidence presented at the reinstatement hearing. Throughout the hearing Petitioner repeatedly urged that only his conduct since his last reinstatement petition, which was filed in 1992, was relevant for consideration…