Legal Opinion

In re Dorsey

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided June 16, 1987No. 66846PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING

HIGGINS, Chief Justice.

The Advisory Committee of The Missouri Bar Administration charged respondent *253with four counts of professional misconduct occurring from 1980 to 1983. The Special Master found the charges supported by the evidence and recommended ninety days suspension. In Count I, the Master found that: Dorsey had neglected a legal matter entrusted to him by his clients in violation of DR 6-101(A)(2) and (3) which resulted in a default judgment being entered against them. The clients attempted to call respondent by telephone at his office over a period of nine…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. In Re SullivanSupreme Court of Missouri · 1973
  2. Matter of AlpersSupreme Court of Missouri · 1978
  3. In re ColsonSupreme Court of Missouri · 1982
  4. In re BearSupreme Court of Missouri · 1979

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. In Re HowardIllinois Supreme Court · 1999
  2. In re RezaSupreme Court of Missouri · 1988
  3. In re KinghornSupreme Court of Missouri · 1989
  4. In Re HowardIllinois Supreme Court · 1999
  5. In Re KopfSupreme Court of Missouri · 1989

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