Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. Cummings
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided October 5, 1993No. OBAD No. 1052. SCBD No. 3810PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPALA, Justice.
In this disciplinary proceeding against a lawyer, the issues to be decided are: (1) Can an “attorney’s retaining lien” be impressed on property which has been entrusted to a lawyer for a specific purpose? and (2) Is a one-year suspension with imposition of costs an excessive sanction for Respondent’s breach of professional discipline? We answer both questions in the negative.
The Oklahoma Bar Association [Bar] charged Audrey Cummings [Cummings or Respondent], a licensed lawyer, with one count of professional misconduct. The Bar and Cummings stipulated to some facts in contest.…
2Cases cited35 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. DonnellySupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1992
- In Re Integration of State Bar of OklahomaSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1939
- Matter of HeinsheimerNew York Court of Appeals · 1915
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3Cited by76 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. FarrantSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. DorisSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1999
- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. TaylorSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2000
- Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. PattersonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
- State Ex Rel. Oklahoma Bar Ass'n v. BoltonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1994
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