Rodgers v. Commission for Lawyer Discipline

OPINION

TERRIE LIVINGSTON, Justice.

This is an appeal from a jury verdict finding that appellant Clifford B. Rodgers violated the State Bar of Texas rules of professional conduct regarding trade name usage, false or misleading advertising, required advertising disclosures, and filing of advertising with the State Bar. See Tex. Disciplinary R. PROf’l Conduct 7.01(a), (e), 7.02(a), 7.04(b), O'), 7.07(b), reprinted in Tex. Gov’t Code Ann., tit. 2, subtit. G app. A (Vernon 1998) (Tex. State BáR R. art. X, § 9). After a jury found that Rodgers violated all of these rules, the trial court determined…