Legal Opinion
State ex rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. Phillips
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 29, 2002No. SCBD 4650PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKauger, J.
¶ 1 The complainant, Oklahoma Bar Association (Bar Association), charged the respondent, David C. Phillips III, with four *1032counts of professional misconduct: misappropriation of funds;1 mismanagement of a trust account;2 misrepresentation in the investigative proceedings;3 and an unwillingness to cooperative in the grievance process.4 The trial panel found, and the Bar concedes, that there is insufficient evidence to support the charges of misappropriation and misrepresentation.5
¶ 2 Upon a de novo review,6 we agree and determine that: 1) clear and convincing evidence7 supports the charges of…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. RaskinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1982
- Tweedy v. Oklahoma Bar Ass'nSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1981
- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. EakinSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1995
- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. FarrantSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
- Keating v. EdmondsonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
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3Cited by34 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. AlbertSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2007
- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Association v. PacenzaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2006
- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. TownsendSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2012
- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. MayesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2003
- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. McCoySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2010
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