Legal Opinion
In the Disciplinary Matter Involving Walton
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided January 3, 1984No. 6289PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
This is a disciplinary matter involving attorney Peter B. Walton. Walton allegedly “created” a document, a copy of which he later attached, as an exhibit, to an unverified complaint. This action resulted in the Alaska Bar Association [ABA] initiating disciplinary proceedings against him. The Disciplinary Board1 of the ABA recommended that Walton be suspended from the practice of law for eighteen months.2 Walton contends that he has been denied due process of law and that the evidence does not support a finding of any wrongdoing.
Walton “created” the document while representing the Aleut…
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