Miss. Bar v. Dolan
| Docket Number: | 2007-BD-01522-SCT Linked Case(s): 2007-BD-01522-SCT |
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| Supreme Court: | Opinion Link Opinion Date: 02-07-2008 Opinion Author: Smith, C.J. Holding: Louis Dolan, Jr., is hereby suspended from the practice of law in the State of Mississippi for one year; placed on probation for one year and assessed with costs and expenses. |
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| Additional Case Information: |
Topic: Bar discipline - Reciprocal discipline - Miss.R.Disc. 13 Judge(s) Concurring: Waller and Diaz, P.JJ., Easley, Carlson, Graves, Dickinson, Randolph and Lamar, JJ. Procedural History: Admin or Agency Judgment Nature of the Case: CIVIL - BAR MATTERS |
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| Appellant: | THE MISSISSIPPI BAR |
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| Appellee: | JOHN LOUIS DOLAN, JR. |
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| Topic: | Bar discipline - Reciprocal discipline - Miss.R.Disc. 13 |
| Summary of the Facts: | John Louis Dolan, Jr., a Mississippi attorney, was suspended from the practice of law and placed on probation by the Supreme Court of Tennessee. Thereafter, the Mississippi Bar filed a Formal Complaint seeking sanctions against Dolan pursuant to Rule 13 of the Rules of Discipline. |
| Summary of Opinion Analysis: | The Supreme Court of Tennessee’s Order of Enforcement constitutes conclusive proof of guilt under MRD 13. The Mississippi Bar has provided such evidence as an attachment to its Formal Complaint. Dolan has admitted to violating the following Tennessee Rules of Professional Conduct: Rules 1.1 Competence; 1.2 Scope of the Representation and the Allocation of Authority Between the Lawyer and Client; 1.3 Diligence; 1.4 Communication; 1.5 Fees; 1.15 Safekeeping Property; 1.16 Declining and Terminating Representation; and 8.4 Misconduct. These Rules are, for all practical purposes, the same as their Mississippi counterparts. The sanctions of a one-year suspension, one-year probation and assessment of costs are appropriate, when considering other cases involving similar violations. |
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