In re Lavin’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “Disbarment is the ultimate sanction in attorney disciplinary proceedings, therefore, disbarment will only be appropriate if it is demonstrably clear that the attorney is not fit to continue in the legal profession. In re Staab, 719 S.W.2d 780 (Mo. banc 1986). Suspension is an appropriate intermediate sanction for attorney discipline where a reprimand is insufficient to protect the public and to maintain the integrity of the legal profession and where the Court does not believe that the acts of the attorney are such that he should be disbarred. In re Littleton, 719 S.W.2d 772 (Mo. banc 1986).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Barr