Legal Opinion

Moore v. State Bar

California Supreme Court

Decided November 18, 1964No. L. A. No. 27885PublishedCited by 12 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

THE COURT.

Petitioner, David C. Moore, was admitted to practice law in this state in 1941. He has no previous disciplinary record. The Board of Governors by a vote of 14 to 1 recommends that he be suspended from practice for a period of 90 days for misconduct in connection with his representation of one Butler. Although it appears that petitioner's difficulties arose to some extent out of his misplaced reliance upon a fellow lawyer, the record further establishes that petitioner personally breached his professional obligations of service and protection to a client, and that the recommended…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Call v. State BarCalifornia Supreme Court · 1955
  2. Schullman v. State BarCalifornia Supreme Court · 1963
  3. Rock v. State BarCalifornia Supreme Court · 1962
  4. In Re Estate of WithenburyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1922

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Geiler v. Commission on Judicial QualificationsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1973
  2. Kimoktoak v. StateAlaska Supreme Court · 1978
  3. Black v. State BarCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
  4. Vaughn v. State BarCalifornia Supreme Court · 1972
  5. Spindell v. State BarCalifornia Supreme Court · 1975

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