Legal Opinion
In re Abbott
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Decided August 1, 2002PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCordy, J.
Richard D. Abbott appeals from an order of a single justice of this court suspending him from the practice of law in the Commonwealth. The matter came before the single justice on the information and record of proceedings as well as the vote and recommendation of the Board of Bar Overseers (board). The board found that Abbott, as appellate counsel to Oscar Atehortua,1 had neglected his client’s postconviction remedies and had made repeated misrepresentations to both his client and bar counsel concerning his handling of the case. The *385board recommended, and the single justice ordered, that…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- In Re RuffaloSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- In the Matter of SaabMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1989
- Commonwealth v. CintronMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2001
- In re EisenhauerMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1998
- In re SegalMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1999
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- In re CobbMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
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- In re GoldstoneMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2005
- In re MooreMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2004
- In re McBrideMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2007
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