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← 521 SW3D 604 - In re McMillin

In re McMillin’s Empirical Analysis

2017

Citation profile

1
cited by 1 later decisions
1
states following
January 2019
most recently cited

1 state decisions

Relationships

Relies on In Re Coleman · In Re Belz · In Re Ehler · In Re Schaeffer · In re: Eric Alexander Farris

Most-quoted passages

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  1. “The purpose of discipline is not to punish the attorney, but to protect the public and maintain the integrity of the legal profession. Those twin purposes may be achieved both directly, by removing a person from the practice of law, and indirectly, by imposing a sanction which serves to deter other members of the Bar from engaging in similar conduct.”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage
  2. “considers the ethical duty violated, the attorney's mental state, the extent of actual or potential injury caused by the attorney's misconduct, and any aggravating or mitigating factors.”
    1 later decision quote this exact passage

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