Legal Opinion
Mississippi Bar v. Pels
Mississippi Supreme Court
Decided March 26, 1998No. 96-BD-00106-SCTPublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
708 So.2d 1372 (1998)
The MISSISSIPPI BAR
v.
Kenneth A. PELS, Sr.
No. 96-BD-00106-SCT.
Supreme Court of Mississippi.
March 26, 1998.
J. David Wynne, Jackson, for Appellant.
Kenneth A. Pels, Sr., Gaithersburg, pro se.
En Banc.
BANKS, Justice, for the Court:
¶ 1. This matter involves reciprocal discipline. Kenneth Pels was disbarred in the District of Columbia, and thereafter a Formal Complaint was filed by the Mississippi Bar seeking sanctions against Pels pursuant to Rule 13 of the Rules of Discipline. After a thorough review of the record we decline to impose identical punishment, and instead conclude…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Matter of AddamsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Miss. State Bar v. a Miss. AttorneyMississippi Supreme Court · 1986
- In Re PelsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Fougerousse v. Miss. State Bar Ass'nMississippi Supreme Court · 1990
- Mississippi Bar v. StraussMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
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3Cited by35 opinions
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