Mississippi Bar v. Pegram

CHANDLER, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. In this attorney-discipline case, we affirm the Mississippi Bar Complaint Tribunal’s finding that attorney Joe Pegram violated Mississippi Rule of Professional Conduct 1.1 (Competence). We additionally find that Pegram violated Rule 1.16 (Declining or Terminating Representation). We affirm the Public Reprimand issued by the Complaint Tribunal and additionally order this matter referred to the Fee Dispute Resolution Committee of the Mississippi Bar for a determination as to whether Pegram should refund as unearned a portion of the flat fee he accepted to…