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57 N.M. 160

Ex parte Palmer

New Mexico Supreme Court

Decided April 23, 1953

New Mexico Supreme Court · decided 1953-04-23

Cited by 2 later decisions — most recently July 1963

2 state decisions

Key passage — most relied on by later courts

““3. That petitioner, Paul B. Palmer, ■testified as to his personal, educational and professional background, certain circumstances connected with the subject matter of the disciplinary proceedings against him which resulted in termination of his license to practice law, and his subsequent business, personal and family life to the date of this hearing. “4. That petitioner was ordered disbarred May 1, 1953, for misappropriating funds collected for and belonging to a client and wrongfully commingling with his own funds monies placed with him as a trustee belonging to another client. “5. That petitioner in words confessed and acknowledged the error of his ways in matters leading to his disbarment, and expressed contrition, remorse and his rehabilitation since that time. “6. That a civil suit concerning a claim against the defendant for monies belonging to a client, being part of the subject matter of the original disbarment proceedings, was concluded in December, 1961, by a settlement involving a cash payment by petitioner herein of a certain principal sum of money claimed by the client as due him from the petitioner. “7. That petitioner stated that he did not know whether' or not he would practice law if his license were reinstated, but that he probably would not engage in the practice of law. “8. That petitioner negotiated a settlement of the civil suit against him for monies misappropriated and commingled with his own .funds directly with his former client, a person of limited”

quoted by 1 later decision, including In Re Disbarment Proceedings Against Palmer

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Decided 1953-04-23

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PER CURIAM.

¶1This matter coming on to be heard on exceptions filed by the respondent, Paul B. Palmer, to the Report of the Board of Commissioners -of the State Bar of New Mexico, serving as referees of this Court, the respondent appearing pro se and by his attorney, H. A. Kiker, Esq., which Report recommended that said respondent be disciplined for unprofessional and unethical conduct in misappropriating funds collected for and belonging to one client, and wrongfully commingling with his own funds monies placed with him as a trustee, belonging to another client, and otherwise acting unprofessionally, and the matter having been submitted on oral argument and taken under advisement, and the Court being now sufficiently advised in the premises Chief Justice SADLER, Mr. Justice Mc-GHEE, Mr. Justice COMPTON, Mr. Justice COORS and Mr. Justice LUJAN, participating.

¶2It is ordered, adjudged and decreed that the findings of fact and conclusions of law contained in the Report of said Board of Commissioners of the State Bar of iNew Mexico, as referees of this Court, be and the same are hereby approved and confirmed.

¶3It is further ordered, adjudged and decreed that the respondent, Paul B. Palmer, be and he is hereby disbarred and his name is ordered stricken from the roll of attorneys of this Court, effective as of May 1, 1953.

¶4It is further directed that this Order be published in the official reports.

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