Bd. of Prof'l Responsibility v. Richard

13 Citing cases

  1. Bd. of Prof'l Responsibility v. Richard

    2017 WY 80 (Wyo. 2017)   Cited 1 times

    [¶1] This matter came before the Court upon the "Report and Recommendation for Reinstatement," filed herein June 19, 2017, by the Board of Professional Responsibility for the Wyoming State Bar. By order entered August 1, 2014, this Court suspended Respondent from the practice of law for a period of three years. Board of Professional Responsibility, Wyoming State Bar v. Richard , 2014 WY 98, 335 P.3d 1036 (Wyo. 2014). Respondent subsequently sought reinstatement.

  2. Bd. of Prof'l Responsibility v. Hiatt

    2018 WY 63 (Wyo. 2018)   Cited 1 times

    [¶16] "The purposes of the state bar disciplinary procedure are to maintain ‘the integrity of the bar,’ ‘to prevent the transgressions of an individual lawyer from bringing its image into disrepute’ and to ‘protect the public and the administration of justice.’ " Bd. of Prof'l Responsibility v. Richard , 2014 WY 98, ¶ 51, 335 P.3d 1036, 1051 (Wyo. 2014) (citing Bd. of Prof'l Responsibility v. Casper , 2014 WY 22, ¶ 7, 318 P.3d 790, 793 (Wyo. 2014); Bd. of Prof'l Responsibility v. Davidson , 2009 WY 48, ¶ 17, 205 P.3d 1008, 1015 (Wyo. 2009) ; In re Clark , 613 P.2d 1218, 1221 (Wyo. 1980) ). "The BPR is an ancillary body structured by the Court and has no independent power, jurisdiction, or authority other than that specifically delegated to it in accordance with" the Rules of Disciplinary Procedure. Rule 16(b), Wyoming Rules of Disciplinary Procedure. In attorney disciplinary proceedings, this Court "will give due consideration to the findings and recommendations of the BPR, but the ultimate judgment in [disciplinary] proceedings ... is vested in the Court."

  3. Bd. of Prof'l Responsibility v. Stinson

    2014 WY 134 (Wyo. 2014)   Cited 9 times
    In Stinson, this Board found that Stinson committed a negligent violation of Rule 3.1 in filing a meritless counterclaim and recommended a public censure as the appropriate sanction.

    Id.Bd. of Prof'l Responsibility v. Richard, 2014 WY 98, ¶¶ 51–53, 335 P.3d 1036 (Wyo.2014).DISCUSSION

  4. Richard v. Bd. of Prof'l Responsibility

    2024 WY 46 (Wyo. 2024)

    [¶3] From 2006 through 2012, the Office of Bar Counsel investigated Ms. Richard's alleged violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct in seven different court cases, ultimately consolidating them into a single disciplinary proceeding. Bd. Pro. Resp., Wyo. State Bar v. Richard, 2014 WY 98, ¶ 2, 335 P.3d 1036, 1039-40 (Wyo. 2014). During the investigation into one of those seven cases, Fields v. Waterhouse, Ms. Richard was briefly represented by Mr. Wes Reeves.

  5. Bd. of Prof'l Responsibility v. Custis

    2015 WY 59 (Wyo. 2015)   Cited 8 times
    Finding prior discipline of public censure to be an aggravating factor

    [¶ 18] The purposes of attorney discipline are to protect the public, maintain the integrity of the legal system, assure the fair administration of justice, and deter other lawyers from engaging in similar misconduct. Bd. of Prof'l Responsibility v. Richard, 2014 WY 98, ¶ 51, 335 P.3d 1036, 1051 (Wyo.2014) ; In re Abrams, 227 Ariz. 248, 257 P.3d 167, 169–70 (2011) ; In re Wiederholt, 24 P.3d 1219, 1226 (Alaska 2001). To this end, the Wyoming Supreme Court adopts and promulgates rules governing the professional conduct of attorneys, organizing the bar association, and establishing the procedure for attorney discipline.

  6. Bd. of Prof'l Responsibility, Wyo. State Bar v. Hinckley

    2022 WY 18 (Wyo. 2022)   Cited 5 times
    In Hinckley, we reminded the Hearing Panel to "separately set out its factual findings relevant to each part of the bifurcated proceeding[,]" so we could adequately understand what factual findings were relevant to the sanction.

    [¶3] "The purposes of the state bar disciplinary procedures are to maintain the integrity of the bar, to prevent the transgressions of an individual lawyer from bringing its image into disrepute and to protect the public and the administration of justice." Bd. of Pro. Responsibility v. Richard, 2014 WY 98, ¶ 51, 335 P.3d 1036, 1051 (Wyo. 2014) (citations and quotation marks omitted). See also, ABA Standards for Imposing Lawyer Sanctions § 1.1 (ABA Standards).

  7. Bd. of Prof'l Responsibility v. Austin

    2023 WY 110 (Wyo. 2023)   Cited 1 times

    State Bar v. Stinson, 2014 WY 134, ¶ 29, 337 P.3d 401, 409 (Wyo. 2014) (quoting Bd. of Pro. Resp., Wyo. State Bar v. Richard, 2014 WY 98, ¶ 53, 335 P.3d 1036, 1052 (Wyo. 2014), reinstatement granted, 2017 WY 80, ¶ 53, 397 P.3d 201 (Wyo. 2017)). Our review is conducted with a focus on "safeguarding the interests of the public, the courts, and the legal profession."

  8. Bd. of Prof'l Responsibility v. Doe

    2023 WY 98 (Wyo. 2023)   Cited 1 times

    The disciplinary and disability procedures are used to maintain the highest standards of professional conduct, to maintain the integrity of the bar, to protect the public, and to protect the administration of justice. W.R.D.P. 1(a); Hinckley, 2022 WY 18, ¶ 3, 503 P.3d at 593 (quoting Bd. of Prof'l Resp. v. Richard, 2014 WY 98, ¶ 51, 335 P.3d 1036, 1051 (Wyo. 2014)).

  9. Bd. of Prof'l Responsibility v. Manlove

    2023 WY 27 (Wyo. 2023)   Cited 1 times

    "The purposes of the state bar disciplinary procedures are to maintain the integrity of the bar, to prevent the transgressions of an individual lawyer from bringing its image into disrepute and to protect the public and the administration of justice." Hinckley, 2022 WY 18, ¶ 3, 503 P.3d at 593 (quoting Bd. of Pro. Resp. v. Richard, 2014 WY 98, ¶ 51, 335 P.3d 1036, 1051 (Wyo. 2014)). "[T]he responsibility of this Court is not to punish, but to inquire into and gauge a lawyer's continued fitness to practice law."

  10. Bd. of Prof'l Responsibility v. Woodhouse

    2022 WY 85 (Wyo. 2022)

    "The purposes of the state bar disciplinary procedures are to maintain the integrity of the bar, to prevent the transgressions of an individual lawyer from bringing its image into disrepute and to protect the public and the administration of justice." Bd of Pro. Responsibility v. Richard, 2014 WY 98, ¶ 51, 335 P.3d 1036, 1051 (Wyo. 2014) (citations and quotation marks omitted). See also, ABA Standards for Imposing Lawyer Sanctions § 1.1 (ABA Standards).