Legal Opinion

In Re Coleman

Supreme Court of Missouri

Decided November 17, 2009No. SC 89849PublishedCited by 22 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

PATRICIA BRECKENRIDGE, Judge.

The Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel (OCDC) seeks discipline of Larry D. Coleman for multiple violations of the rules of professional conduct in his representation of a client in three cases and one violation for the improper handling of his IOLTA account. This Court finds that Mr. Coleman violated Rule 4-1.2, Scope of Representation, by accepting a settlement offer in a wrongful death case without the consent of his client and filing a motion in that case requesting that the court enforce the agreement despite his client’s refusal to settle; Rule 4-1.7,…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. In Re CaranchiniSupreme Court of Missouri · 1997
  2. In Re BelzSupreme Court of Missouri · 2008
  3. In Re StormentSupreme Court of Missouri · 1994
  4. In Re WaldronSupreme Court of Missouri · 1990
  5. Parents Against Drunk Drivers v. Graystone Pines Homeowners' Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Utah · 1990

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3Cited by22 opinions

  1. Mark D. Vogl v. State of MissouriSupreme Court of Missouri · 2014
  2. In Re EhlerSupreme Court of Missouri · 2010
  3. In re ForckSupreme Court of Missouri · 2014
  4. In re: Eric Alexander FarrisSupreme Court of Missouri · 2015
  5. In Re: R. Scott GardnerSupreme Court of Missouri · 2019

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