Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. Eakin
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided December 12, 1995No. OBAD No. 1166, SCBD No. 4022PublishedCited by 131 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OP ALA, Justice.
In this disciplinary proceeding against a lawyer, the issues to be decided are: (1) Is the record1 sufficient for a meaningful de novo consideration of the complaint’s disposition? and (2) Is a one-year suspension with imposition of costs a fit sanction for respondent’s breach of professional discipline? We answer both questions in the affirmative.
The’ Oklahoma Bar Association [OBA or Bar] charged William W. Eakin [Eakin or respondent], a licensed lawyer and former associate district judge, with one count of professional misconduct. The proceedings were pressed for acts he…
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