Legal Opinion
In Re the Application for Disciplinary Action Against Dvorak
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided July 13, 2000No. 990384PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Per curiam
[¶ 1] Disciplinary Counsel objects to the Disciplinary Board’s dismissal of a formal complaint against Shirley A. Dvorak. We reverse the decision of the Disciplinary Board. Exercising our inherent power to discipline lawyers, we suspend Dvorak from the practice of law for a period of one year.
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[¶ 2] In 1997 and 1998, Dvorak represented Weston Berg in a divorce action against his wife, Brenda Berg, part of which involved an extensive and bitter child custody dispute. The trial court ap pointed a guardian ad litem, Carma Christensen, who then asked each of the parties for the names of persons…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Soentgen v. Quain & Ramstad Clinic, P.C.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1991
- Tooley v. AlmNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1994
- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court v. DvorakNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1998
- In Re Disciplinary Action Against DvorakSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1996
- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of the State v. LeierNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
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3Cited by24 opinions
- State v. BluntNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2008
- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of the State of North Dakota v. HoweNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2001
- Disciplinary Action Against DvorakNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2000
- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court v. CarpenterNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2015
- In Re Disciplinary Action Against HoweNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2001
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