lawyer suspended for three years based upon a federal conviction of concealing assets in a personal bankruptcy case
How later courts described this case
- lawyer suspended for three years based upon a federal conviction of concealing assets in a personal bankruptcy case
Written by the judges who cited it.
The opinion
LEMMON, Justice,
dissenting.
Intentional deception in a court proceeding in order to achieve personal financial gain and to defraud creditors warrants disbarment. The misconduct was not mitigated by the fact that respondent had no prior disciplinary proceedings in only six years of practice.