Legal Opinion

Mathes v. Mississippi Bar

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided June 2, 1994No. 92-BA-00420PublishedCited by 19 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

637 So.2d 840 (1994)

Roger MATHES,

v.

The MISSISSIPPI BAR.

No. 92-BA-00420.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

June 2, 1994.

Roger Mathes, pro se.

Charles J. Mikhail, State Bar, Michael B. Martz, Jackson, for appellee.

Before En Banc.

JAMES L. ROBERTS, Jr., Justice, for the Court:

Attorney Roger Mathes accepted $1215.52 in fees from two bankruptcy clients, without first petitioning the bankruptcy court for approval of such compensation as required under bankruptcy law. Mathes later signed a court order agreeing to tender the $1215.52 to the Chapter 7 Trustee within 90 days. A judgment in that amount was…

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2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Foote v. Mississippi State Bar Ass'nMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  2. Vining v. Mississippi State Bar Ass'nMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  3. In Re FrickerUnited States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1991
  4. Mississippi State Bar Ass'n v. MoyoMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
  5. Broome v. Mississippi BarMississippi Supreme Court · 1992

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3Cited by19 opinions

  1. Mississippi Bar v. DrungoleMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  2. The Mississippi Bar v. HodgesMississippi Supreme Court · 2006
  3. The Mississippi Bar v. AlexanderMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  4. In Re Petition of MathesMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Rogers v. the Mississippi BarMississippi Supreme Court · 1999

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