Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. Busch
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided May 18, 1999No. 4234PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtOpala, J.
¶ 1 In this disciplinary proceeding against a lawyer, the issues to be decided are: (1) Does the record submitted for our examination provide sufficient evidence for a meaningful de novo consideration of the complaint’s disposition? 1 and (2) Is disbarment (with imposition of costs) an appropriate disciplinary sanction for respondent’s breach of professional ethics? We answer both questions in the affirmative.
¶ 2 The Oklahoma Bar Association [Bar] charged J. Michael Busch [Busch or respondent], a licensed lawyer, with two counts of professional misconduct. After a hearing, a trial panel of…
2Cases cited58 opinions
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- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. RaskinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. EakinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. DonnellySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
- In Re Integration of State Bar of OklahomaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1939
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3Cited by20 opinions
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