State Ex Rel. Counsel for Discipline of the Nebraska Supreme Court v. Mellor

Gary D. Mellor was disbarred by this court on June 20, 1997. State ex rel. NSBA v. Mellor, 252 Neb. 710, 565 N.W.2d 727 (1997). On June 24, 2005, he filed an application for reinstatement of his license to practice law in Nebraska. Counsel for Discipline filed a resistance to the application, and we appointed a referee pursuant to Neb. Ct. R. of Discipline 10(V) (rev. 2005). After conducting an evidentiary hearing, the referee recommended denial of the application, and Mellor filed exceptions. The matter was then briefed and argued to this court. Upon consideration of the record and the…