Wong v. the Mississippi Bar

GRAVES, Justice,

for the Court.

¶ 1. This case is before the Court upon the petition of Raymond L. Wong, who seeks reinstatement to the Mississippi Bar following a six-month suspension. Wong was suspended for failure to respond to his clients, failure to pursue his clients’ criminal appeals, failure to respond to informal complaints from the Mississippi Bar (the “Bar”), and non-cooperation with the Bar complaint process.

FACTS

¶2. Prior to his suspension, Wong had been a solo practitioner in multiple practice areas since 1983 and a public defender since 1984. On June 28, 2007, Wong was suspended…