Legal Opinion
State Bar v. Semaan
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided March 13, 1974No. 15258, 15275PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARROW, Chief Justice.
On January 25, 1973, the State Bar of Texas, acting through the Grievance Committee for District 20, issued formal reprimands to Fred A. Semaan, Esq., and A. L. Hernden, Esq., because of “letters to the editor” written by said attorneys which were published in the San Antonio Express. Suits were timely filed by each attorney to set aside his reprimand. See: Rules Governing the State Bar of Texas, as adopted by members of the State Bar of Texas and promulgated by the Supreme Court of Texas, as amended to December 20, 1971.
Motions for summary judgment were filed in each…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Gibbs v. General Motors CorporationTexas Supreme Court · 1970
- Spevack v. KleinSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- In Re SawyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
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