In Re Reynolds’s Empirical Analysis

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5 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

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1. “(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 Richardson

2. “establish by clear and convincing evidence that (1) he [or she] has the ‘moral qualifications, competency, and learning in law required for readmission,’ and (2) his [or her] resumption of the practice of law ‘will not prove to be detrimental or harmful to the integrity and standing of the Bar, or the administration of justice, or subversive to the public interest.’”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. In re Turner