Legal Opinion
Hirschkop v. Virginia State Bar
District Court, E.D. Virginia
Decided July 30, 1976No. Civ. A. 74-0243-RPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
WARRINER, District Judge.
This action seeks a declaratory judgment that Disciplinary Rule DR7-107 of the Code of Professional Responsibility, as adopted by defendant Supreme Court of Virginia, is facially unconstitutional.
Plaintiff, Phillip J. Hirschkop, is an attorney duly licensed to practice law in Virginia. As an attorney he is required to be and is a member of the Virginia State Bar. Va. Code Ann. §§ 54-42 et seq. (Repl.Vol. 1974). As a member of the Bar, his conduct is governed by the Code of Professional Responsibility which includes DR-7-107, the disciplinary rule in…
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- In Re HindsSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1982
- Hirschkop v. SneadCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
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