Legal Opinion
Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of North Dakota v. Light
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided May 14, 2009No. Nos. 20080320, 20080321, 20080322, 20080323, 20080324, 20080325, 20080326, 20080327PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DISBARMENT ORDERED.
2Per curiam
[¶ 1] A hearing panel of the Disciplinary Board, finding that attorney Robert M. Light violated N.D.R. Prof. Conduct 1.3, 1.4, 1.15(d), 8.1, 8.4(b), 8.4(e), and N.D.R. Lawyer Discipl. 1.2A(2), recommended Light be disbarred and ordered to pay the costs and expenses associated with the disciplinary proceeding. The counsel for the Disciplinary Board urges this Court to accept the hearing panel’s recommendation. Light objects to the hearing panel’s finding that the gun he pointed at a police officer was cocked. Concluding there is clear and convincing evidence Light violated…
3Cases cited6 opinions
- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of the State v. LeierNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1997
- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of the State of North Dakota v. BureshNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2007
- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court v. HoffmanNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2005
- Judicial Conduct Commission v. McGuireNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2004
- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of the State of North Dakota v. LightNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2007
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4Cited by10 opinions
- State v. ThompsonNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2010
- In Re Disciplinary Action Against AskewNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2010
- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court v. CarpenterNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2015
- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of North Dakota v. KuhnNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2010
- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court v. WardNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2016
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