Legal Opinion

Steighner v. Mississippi State Bar

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided August 16, 1989No. CM-260PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

548 So.2d 1294 (1989)

Donald J. STEIGHNER

v.

MISSISSIPPI STATE BAR.

No. CM-260.

Supreme Court of Mississippi.

August 16, 1989.

Donald J. Steighner, Butler, Pa., pro se.

Connie S. Jelliffe, Michael B. Martz, Jackson, for appellee.

En Banc.

PITTMAN, Justice, for the Court:

The Mississippi State Bar filed a Formal Complaint against Donald J. Steighner, alleging that he had violated several provisions of the Code of Professional Responsibility, which was in effect at that time, and Miss. Code Ann. § 73-3-35 (1972). A trial on the merits was conducted by a Complaint Tribunal. The Tribunal found that…

2Cases cited11 opinions

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  2. Myers v. Mississippi State BarMississippi Supreme Court · 1985
  3. Vining v. Mississippi State Bar Ass'nMississippi Supreme Court · 1987
  4. Miss. State Bar v. a Miss. AttorneyMississippi Supreme Court · 1986
  5. Mississippi State Bar v. YoungMississippi Supreme Court · 1987

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Broome v. Mississippi BarMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Mississippi Bar v. StraussMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  3. Mississippi State Bar v. BlackmonMississippi Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Mississippi Bar v. MathisMississippi Supreme Court · 1993
  5. Mississippi State Bar v. OdomMississippi Supreme Court · 1990

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