Legal Opinion

Anderson v. Miss. Bar

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided December 6, 2018No. 2018-BR-00911-SCTPublished

1Opinion of the Court

MAXWELL, JUSTICE, FOR THE COURT:

¶ 1. John H. Anderson petitions for reinstatement to the practice of law following a six-month suspension. After review, we find his petition does not adequately state the cause for his suspension, which is a jurisdictional requirement for reinstatement.1 We thus deny his petition for reinstatement.

Procedural History

¶ 2. On November 30, 2017, the Complaint Tribunal appointed by this Court found the Mississippi Bar had proved by clear and convincing evidence that Anderson had violated Mississippi Rule of Professional Conduct 8.1(b) by failing to respond to the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. In Re BensonMississippi Supreme Court · 2004
  2. In Re Reinstatement of HollemanMississippi Supreme Court · 2002
  3. In re AsherMississippi Supreme Court · 2008
  4. Wong v. the Mississippi BarMississippi Supreme Court · 2008
  5. Russell v. Miss. BarMississippi Supreme Court · 2017

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