Legal Opinion

In Re the Reinstatement of Attorney Doe

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided April 23, 2009No. 2008-BR-01525-SCTPublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WALLER, Chief Justice,

for the Court.

¶ 1. Attorney Doe 1 seeks reinstatement to the practice of law from inactive disability status and from a 180-day suspension imposed by the Complaint Tribunal. Finding that Doe has met the requirements for reinstatement, we find that Doe’s petition should be granted pursuant to Rule of Discipline 25. 2

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

¶ 2. On or about June 12, 2004, at the request of a prospective client, Doe scheduled a Sunday afternoon appointment. The prospective client met Doe at her office, where he brutally sexually assaulted her. As a result of this assault, Doe…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. The Mississippi Bar v. AlexanderMississippi Supreme Court · 1996
  2. Matter of Reinstatement to Practice Law of BakerMississippi Supreme Court · 1995
  3. Stewart v. the Mississippi BarMississippi Supreme Court · 2008

3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Board of Professional Responsibility, Wyoming State Bar v. Attorney DoeWyoming Supreme Court · 2023
  2. In Re: Reinstatement of Attorney RoeMississippi Supreme Court · 2021

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