Legal Opinion

Rogers v. the Mississippi Bar

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided January 21, 1999No. 97-BA-01388-SCTPublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

731 So.2d 1158 (1999)

H. Russell ROGERS

v.

THE MISSISSIPPI BAR.

No. 97-BA-01388-SCT.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

January 21, 1999.

Natie P. Caraway, Jackson, Attorney for Appellant.

Michael B. Martz, Jackson, Attorney for Appellee.

En Banc.

BANKS, Justice, for the Court:

¶ 1. This case involves the suspension of an attorney for converting funds from his law firm by performing legal services after hours. The attorney was charged with violating Miss. R. Prof. Conduct 8.4(a), (c) and (d). We conclude that these Rules are not unconstitutional and that the facts presented below support the Complaint…

2Cases cited50 opinions

  1. Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
  2. In Re RuffaloSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. In Re SnyderSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Demoulas v. Demoulas Super Markets, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
  5. Cherry v. Anthony, Gibbs, SageMississippi Supreme Court · 1987

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3Cited by15 opinions

  1. Mississippi Bar v. LumumbaMississippi Supreme Court · 2005
  2. Mississippi Bar v. InserraMississippi Supreme Court · 2003
  3. The Mississippi Bar v. ColemanMississippi Supreme Court · 2002
  4. Cotton v. Mississippi BarMississippi Supreme Court · 2000
  5. Mississippi Bar v. WallsMississippi Supreme Court · 2001

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