In Re Steele’s Empirical Analysis
2005
Citation profile
14 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 14 later decisions — most recently September 2021
14 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (Civil Rights Act of 1866)
Relies on In Re Roundtree · In Re Goffe · Matter of Haupt · In Re Corizzi · In Re McLain
Most-quoted passages
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“unequivocal evidence showing dishonesty by [Steele] in his representations to a judge, other lawyers, and to his clients.” Id. Nevertheless, we rejected Bar Counsel's recommendation of disbarment. In the present matter, respondent's misconduct was undoubtedly serious, but we are not prepared to say that it is more deserving of disbarment than the conduct we examined in Steele . . The misconduct at issue in both Steele and Kline is, under the Board's reading,”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. In re Fox“caused a range of harm ... including adverse judgments, financial loss, needless uncertainty, and a disrespect for the profession.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. In re Fox“act with reasonable promptness in representing [Mr. Dogba]”; 1.4(a), failure”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. In Re Cole
How this case has been treated — in progress
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