Legal Opinion

The NC State Bar v. Ely

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided February 6, 2018No. COA17-546Published

1Opinion of the Court

DAVIS, Judge.

*652 Dawn E. Ely appeals from an order of discipline entered by the Disciplinary Hearing Commission (the "DHC") of the North Carolina State Bar suspending her law license for a period of five years after determining that she had committed a number of violations of the North Carolina Rules of Professional Conduct. After a thorough review of the record and applicable law, we affirm.

Factual and Procedural Background

On 10 September 1993, Ely was admitted to the State Bar as an attorney licensed to practice law in North Carolina. In October 2006, she also became a licensed attorney in…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Koufman v. KoufmanSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1991
  2. In Re Contempt of the Supreme Court of IndianaIndiana Supreme Court · 1998
  3. North Carolina State Bar v. TalfordSupreme Court of North Carolina · 2003
  4. The NC State Bar v. LivingstonCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2017
  5. In re Virgin Islands Bar Ass'n CommitteeSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 2013

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