Legal Opinion
Matter of Rich
Supreme Court of Delaware
Decided April 19, 1989PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHRISTIE, Chief Justice:
John A. Rich, a member of the Delaware Bar, is currently the subject of three petitions for discipline filed by the Board on Professional Responsibility (the “Board”). Two of the petitions involve losses or various forms of prejudice sustained by several clients which resulted from Rich’s negligence and lack of diligence on their behalf. The third petition involves Rich’s failure to file and pay his state taxes for the years 1981, 1982, 1984, and 1985. In addition, this Court has before it two citations for contempt against Rich for his failure to comply with direct…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Matter of SullivanSupreme Court of Delaware · 1987
- Matter of WillcherDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1979
- Attorney Grievance Commission v. FlynnCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1978
- Matter of ReedSupreme Court of Delaware · 1981
- Matter of LewisSupreme Court of Delaware · 1987
3Cited by21 opinions
- Attorney Grievance Commission v. FezellCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2000
- In Re a Member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of Delaware FigliolaSupreme Court of Delaware · 1995
- In Re a Member of the Bar of the State MeklerSupreme Court of Delaware · 1995
- In Re a Member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of the State LassenSupreme Court of Delaware · 1996
- Matter of ClyneSupreme Court of Delaware · 1990
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