Disciplinary Action Against Becker’s Empirical Analysis
1993
Citation profile
4
cited by 4 later decisions
1
states following
August 2012
most recently cited
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on State v. Skjonsby · State v. Mees · Grievance Commission v. Walton · Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court v. Amundson · State v. Skjonsby
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“In the standards, “reprimand” means “public reprimand,” while “admonition” denotes “private reprimand.” NDSILS 2.4 and 2.5. The question here is the extent of the injury for selection of the correct sanction. Ironically, this dispute about the correct sanction results in publicizing the sanction, even if we apply a private reprimand. Still, the public airing has the wholesome aspect of informing other lawyers, thereby discouraging similar carelessness. The differential in our decision lies largely in the severity of the offense on this lawyer’s record.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“'Injury' is harm to a client, the public, the legal system, or the profession which results from a lawyer's misconduct. The level of injury can range from 'serious' injury to 'little or no' injury; a reference to 'injury' alone indicates any level of injury greater than ‘little or no' injury. [[Image here]]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“the failure of a lawyer to heed a substantial risk that circumstances exist or that a result will follow, which failure is a deviation from the standard of care that a reasonable lawyer would exercise in the situation.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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