Legal Opinion
El-Amin v. Virginia State Bar Ex Rel. Third District Committee
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided April 16, 1999No. Record 981994PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SENIOR JUSTICE WHITING
delivered the opinion of the Court.
Asserting that Sa’ad El-Amin, a lawyer licensed to practice in Virginia, had violated certain of its disciplinary rules, the Virginia State Bar initiated disciplinary proceedings against him. The preamble to the Virginia Code of Professional Responsibility states, in pertinent part:
The Virginia Code of Professional Responsibility consists of three separate but interrelated parts: Canons, Disciplinary Rules, and Ethical Considerations.
The Canons are statements of axiomatic norms, expressing in general terms the standards of professional…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Blue v. Seventh District Committee of Virginia State BarSupreme Court of Virginia · 1980
- Gunter v. Virginia State BarSupreme Court of Virginia · 1989
- Rixey's Executors v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1919
- Myers v. Virginia State Bar, ex rel. Second District CommitteeSupreme Court of Virginia · 1984
- Somers v. GodwinSupreme Court of Virginia · 1943
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Morrissey v. Virginia State Bar Ex Rel. Third District CommitteeSupreme Court of Virginia · 2000
- Pilli v. Virginia State BarSupreme Court of Virginia · 2005
- Green v. STATE BAR EX REL. SEVENTH DIST.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2007
- In Re DittonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2008
- Williams v. Virginia State BarSupreme Court of Virginia · 2001
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