In Re Contempt Proceedings Against Lavin

Defendant Joseph J. Lavin, a practicing attorney, residing at Spokane, Washington, not admitted to practice nor licensed to practice law within the state of Idaho, was charged in this proceeding by a committee of the Idaho State Bar with contempt of the courts of this state in that he was employed as an attorney by Alice Simpson and R. L. Bowen of Kellogg, Idaho, to prosecute their claims in the courts of Idaho for personal injuries received in an automobile accident; that acting upon said claims Lavin performed all services ordinarily rendered in such cases, including filing of civil actions…