Legal Opinion
In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action Against Margolis
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided November 26, 1997No. C8-96-2058PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
The Director of the Office of Lawyers Professional Responsibility filed a petition for disciplinary action against respondent Dean Milton Margolis in response to complaints about his treatment of two clients. See Rule 12(a), Rules on Lawyers Professional Responsibility (RLPR). The disciplinary petition alleged that Margolis forged a purported client’s signature on a retainer agreement, attempted to settle a case against another client’s egress wishes, and then attempted to cover up his wrongdoing in both eases by lying and fabricating evidence in violation of the Minnesota Rules of…
3Cases cited10 opinions
- In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action Against JagielaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1994
- Matter of Discipline of JonesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1986
- In Re Disciplinary Action Against ThedensSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1997
- In Re Disciplinary Action Against ZotaleySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1996
- Roraff v. State, Department of TransportationSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
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4Cited by10 opinions
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- In Re Disciplinary Action Against ThedensSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1999
- In Re Disciplinary Action Against HanvikSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2000
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