Legal Opinion
In re Shea
Supreme Court of The Virgin Islands
Decided August 30, 2013No. S. Ct. BA. No. 2011-0115PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
(August 30, 2013)
2Per curiam
This matter comes before the Court pursuant to an Application for Admission to the Virgin Islands Bar filed by Dennis Joseph Shea, an attorney admitted to the practice of law in California, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts, and formerly a member of the New Hampshire Bar. For the following reasons, we deny the application because Shea has not met his burden of proving that he is a person of good moral character.
I. BACKGROUND
Shea sat for, and successfully passed, the July 2011 administration of the Virgin Islands Bar Examination. On December 19, 2011, the…
3Cases cited16 opinions
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4Cited by8 opinions
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