McMorris v. State Bar

Opinion

THE COURT. *

This is a proceeding to review the recommendation of the State Bar of California that petitioner, Samuel Carter McMorris, be disbarred from the practice of law. This recommendation is based on petitioner’s wilful failure to communicate with several of his clients and to perform the services for which he was retained during the period from November 1969 to September 1978. For the reasons discussed below, we adopt the State Bar’s recommendation and conclude that petitioner should be disbarred.

Petitioner was admitted to the practice of law in California on January 14, 1954. He…