Legal Opinion
Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court v. Hoffman
North Dakota Supreme Court
Decided August 23, 2005No. 20040379PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DISMISSED
2Per curiam
[¶ 1] Michael R. Hoffman filed objections to the hearing panel’s recommendation that he be reprimanded and required to pay costs of the disciplinary proceeding for violation of N.D.R. Prof. Conduct 1.1, competence, and N.D.R. Prof. Conduct 1.3, diligence. We conclude there is not clear and convincing evidence of a violation and decline to adopt the hearing panel’s recommendation. We dismiss.
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[¶ 2] Hoffman was retained by Mark Steinbach in October 1997 to represent Steinbach in the appeal of his murder conviction. The appellate brief had already been filed by Steinbach’s previous…
3Cases cited16 opinions
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- Steinbach v. StateNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 2003
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