Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Nebraska State Bar Ass'n v. Douglas
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided December 4, 1987No. 85-535PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Per curiam
This is a disciplinary proceeding against Paul L. Douglas, respondent, who was admitted to the practice of law in Nebraska on June 18, 1953. He was elected county attorney of Lancaster County, Nebraska, in 1961, and Attorney General of Nebraska in 1975. He held the office of Attorney General until his resignation effective January 2,1985.
Commencing in 1976 and extending through 1981, the respondent had a number of transactions with Marvin E. Copple, who was developing land for residential purposes in and near Lincoln, Nebraska. Copple was also an officer and director of Commonwealth Savings…
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