Legal Opinion

In Re a Member of the State Bar

Arizona Supreme Court

Decided January 16, 1998No. SB-96-0064-D. Disc. Comm. Nos. 91-0843 and 91-1522PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

MARTONE, Justice.

This is a lawyer disciplinary proceeding. The Hearing Officer recommended that William M. Piatt, IV, be publicly censured. The Disciplinary Commission agreed and also recommended a one-year period of probation during which Piatt would participate in the State Bar’s membership assistance program and complete a counseling program. Two members of the Commission dissented, recommending suspension instead. Piatt appeals to this court under Rule 53(e), Ariz. R.Sup.Ct., as it existed before its recent amendment provided for discretionary review. We adopt the recommendation of…

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2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. People v. BergnerSupreme Court of Colorado · 1994
  2. In Re a Member of the State Bar of Arizona, EvansArizona Supreme Court · 1976
  3. Matter of BrownArizona Supreme Court · 1996

3Cited by17 opinions

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  3. Iowa Supreme Court Attorney Disciplinary Board v. Gerald Anthony Lyman MoothartSupreme Court of Iowa · 2015
  4. Webb v. GittlenArizona Supreme Court · 2008
  5. Shimko v. GuentherCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2007

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