Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. Lobaugh
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 6, 1988No. S.C.B.D. 3461PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KAUGER, Justice.
We are presented with a question of first impression: whether the trial panel of the Professional Responsibility Commission may, in the absence of the lawyer who has been accused of violations of the Code of Professional Responsibility, conduct disciplinary proceedings and impose discipline when the lawyer appears before the proceedings are concluded and moves to reopen the hearing. We find that it may not. However, because the lawyer did not dispute that he failed to communicate with his client thereby neglecting the case, a public censure is warranted.
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2Cases cited37 opinions
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