Diaz v. Commission for Lawyer Discipline

POWERS, Justice.

Pedro Antonio Diaz appeals from a trial-court judgment that suspends for eighteen months his authority to practice law in the State of Texas. 1 We will affirm the judgment.

THE CONTROVERSY

Kenneth Korth, Diaz’s former law partner, sued him to recover a $15,000 debt when Diaz failed to pay a loan made by Korth; and, because Korth contended the $15,000 was used to make a down payment on Diaz’s home, Korth sued to establish an equitable lien against the property. In the course of the lawsuit, Diaz filed a motion for summary judgment accompanied by his affidavit that none of the…