People ex rel. Maupin v. MacCabe
Supreme Court of Colorado
Disbarment Proceeding in this Court. By statute no person is permitted to practice as an attorney or counselor at law in the courts of record.of this state without having previously obtained a license for that purpose from two or more justices of the supreme court, and having his name inscribed on the roll of attorneys. The supreme court is also empowered to strike the name of an attorney or counselor at law from said.roll for malconduet in his office: 1 Mills’ An.
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Disbarment Proceeding in this Court. By statute no person is permitted to practice as an attorney or counselor at law in the courts of record.of this state without having previously obtained a license for that purpose from two or more justices of the supreme court, and having his name inscribed on the roll of attorneys. The supreme court is also empowered to strike the name of an attorney or counselor at law from said.roll for malconduet in his office: 1 Mills’ An. Stats. §§ 196-200. In this proceeding the petition states that respondent, a duly licensed attorney, has been guilty of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Elliott
The ethics of the legal profession forbid that an attorney-should advertise his talents or his skill as a shopkeeper advertises his wares. An attorney may' properly accept a retainer for the prosecution or defense of an action for divorce when convinced that his client has a good cause. But for anyone to invite or encourage such litigation is most reprehensible. The marriage relation is too sacred — it affects too deeply the happiness of the family — it concerns too intimately the welfare of society — it liestoo near the foundation of all good government, to be broken up or disturbed for…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- People ex rel. Skelton v. BrownSupreme Court of Colorado · 1892
3Cited by14 opinions
- In Re Disbarment of John D. GreathouseSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1933
- Barton v. State Bar of Cal.California Supreme Court · 1930
- In re CrumOregon Supreme Court · 1922
- People ex rel. Chicago Bar Ass'n v. BerezniakIllinois Supreme Court · 1920
- In Re AdesDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1934
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