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Matter of Owens

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided April 13, 1995No. SB-94-0023-D. Disc. Comm. Nos. 90-1512, 90-1942PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MARTONE, Justice.

This is a lawyer disciplinary proceeding. The Hearing Committee recommended that Clarence D. Owens, Jr. be disbarred. The Disciplinary Commission recommended that he be suspended for ninety days. The Bar appealed, and Owens cross-appealed. We have jurisdiction under Rule 53(e), Ariz. R.Sup.Ct.

I. BACKGROUND

Owens represented Karen Pontillo, who owed him $5,400 in fees as a result of that representation. Before that matter had concluded, and before paying Owens, Pontillo filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Owens and his firm handled the bankruptcy even though the firm was…

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  3. In Re SymesUnited States Bankruptcy Court, D. Arizona · 1994
  4. In Re LincolnArizona Supreme Court · 1990
  5. In Re a Member of the State Bar of Arizona, MyersArizona Supreme Court · 1990

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