Legal Opinion

Matter of Fisher

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided September 23, 1997No. 49S00-8905-DI-386PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DISCIPLINARY ACTION

2Per curiam

The hearing officer in this case found that the respondent, James R. Fisher, knowingly and in violation of the Code of Professional Responsibility altered a legal document after it had been signed and notarized by an opposing party.1 Neither the respondent nor the Commission has petitioned this Court for review of the hearing officer’s findings. Accordingly, this matter is now before this Court for final resolution.

The respondent is an attorney in good standing, admitted to the bar of this Court in 1972. Since that time, he has practiced law continuously with the…

3Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Matter of AtangaIndiana Supreme Court · 1994
  2. Matter of BarrattIndiana Supreme Court · 1996
  3. Matter of BrownIndiana Supreme Court · 1988
  4. In re CholisIndiana Supreme Court · 1985
  5. In re BrownIndiana Supreme Court · 1988

4Cited by9 opinions

  1. Pamela J. Jennings, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of James R. Jennings v. Ac Hydraulic A/sCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2004
  2. McGill v. LingIndiana Court of Appeals · 2004
  3. Matter of DarlingIndiana Supreme Court · 1997
  4. In Re SiegelIndiana Supreme Court · 1999
  5. In Re Rimsat, Ltd.United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · 1998

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