In Re Lopes’s Empirical Analysis

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17 state decisions

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1. “[Rule XI, § 9(g)(1)] endorses the Board’s exercise of broad discretion in handing out discipline that is subject only to a general review for abuse in that discretion’s exercise. The rule requires that we enforce a general sense of equality in the sanctions handed out, but it otherwise commands that we should respect the Board’s sense of equity in these matters unless that exercise of judgment proves to be unreasonable.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In Re Artis

2. “(1) the nature and circumstances of the misconduct for which the attorney was disciplined; (2) whether the attorney recognizes the seriousness of the misconduct; (3) the attorney’s conduct since discipline was imposed, including the steps taken to remedy past wrongs and prevent future ones; (4) the attorney’s present character; and (5) the attorney’s present qualifications and competence to practice law.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re Hallmark

3. “tenuous a link” between Lopes' psychological and physical impairments and his forgery of clients’ signatures on documents. Id. at 567-69. We agreed that there was insufficient proof that Lopes was rendered “unable to understand that he was being dishonest or unable to behave otherwise.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In Re Zakroff