Richard W. Gannett v. Board of Bar Overseers

SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT

RICHARD W. GANNETT vs. BOARD OF BAR OVERSEERS

Docket:

SJC-13449

Dates:

February 11, 2025

Present:

County:

Keywords:

Board of Bar Overseers. Attorney at Law, Disbarment. Practice, Civil, Action in nature of certiorari, Waiver

Richard W. Gannett appeals from a judgment of the county court dismissing his complaint for relief in the nature of certiorari, pursuant to G. L. c. 249, § 4. We affirm.

Background.[1] In 2018, bar counsel filed a petition for discipline against Gannett, then an attorney licensed to practice law in the Commonwealth. As grounds for the petition, bar counsel…