Miss. Bar v. Teel
Docket Number: | 2007-BD-01651-SCT Linked Case(s): 2007-BD-01651-SCT |
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Supreme Court: | Opinion Link Opinion Date: 01-17-2008 Opinion Author: Dickinson, J. Holding: Motion for Indefinite Suspension Pending Appeal, Striking from Rolls, Suspending and Staying Proceedings filed by The Mississippi Bar is granted. |
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Additional Case Information: |
Topic: Bar discipline - Suspension Non Participating Judge(s): Diaz, P.J., and Easley, J. Nature of the Case: CIVIL - BAR MATTERS |
Party Name: | Attorney Name: | |||
Appellant: | THE MISSISSIPPI BAR |
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Appellee: | WALTER W. TEEL |
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Topic: | Bar discipline - Suspension |
Summary of the Facts: | The Mississippi Bar filed a Motion for Indefinite Suspension Pending Appeal, Striking from Rolls, Suspending and Staying Proceedings of and against attorney Walter W. Teel. The Bar has filed a formal Complaint against Walter Teel based on a judgment in a criminal case wherein Teel was found guilty by a jury in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi of the following felonies: conspiracy, mail fraud/honest services fraud, and bribery concerning programs receiving federal funds. In its motion, the Bar requests that this Court strike Teel’s name from the rolls of the Mississippi Bar; suspend him from the practice of law pursuant to Mississippi Rule of Discipline 6(a), pending final disposition of these disciplinary proceedings or until reversal of his convictions; and finally, stay further disciplinary proceedings until his appeal or appeals have been concluded, at which time Teel should be disbarred if his appeal or appeals are unsuccessful. |
Summary of Opinion Analysis: | The motion by the Bar is well-taken and is granted. Walter W. Teel is immediately suspended from the practice of law in the State of Mississippi pending final disposition of these disciplinary proceedings or until reversal of the aforementioned convictions. |
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