State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. Moore

LAVENDER, Justice:

Complainant Oklahoma Bar Association initiated these disciplinary proceedings against respondent Edward L. Moore, Jr., alleging four counts of misconduct necessitating discipline. The first and fourth counts alleged that Moore had misappropriated funds from two estates in which he served as executor and attorney. The second count alleged negligent handling of a client’s affairs in a matter unrelated to the estates. The third count alleged that Moore had acted as defense counsel for a defendant in a case in which he had initially filed the charges when acting as assistant…