In re Discipline of Hartke

1 Citing case

  1. In re Disciplinary Action Against Stanbury

    561 N.W.2d 507 (Minn. 1997)   Cited 8 times
    Holding that an attorney who had failed to pay debts could not avail himself of the good-faith defense "[a]fter final judgment and exhaustion of his legal appeals"

    [R]espondent's adamant stance against voluntary payment of valid debts, especially when such obligations were for goods and services used in respondent's law practice, "reflects adversely on his commitment to the rights of others, thereby reflecting adversely on his fitness for the practice of law."Id. at 348 (citation omitted); see also In re Haugen, 543 N.W.2d 372, 375 (Minn. 1996) (concluding that failure to timely pay court reporter fees is unprofessional conduct); In re Hartke, 529 N.W.2d 678, 683 (Minn. 1995) (concluding that failure to satisfy a fee arbitration award until two months after an ethics complaint was filed — and after a check was returned for insufficient funds — violated Minn.R.Prof.Conduct 8.4(d)); In re Ruffenach, 486 N.W.2d 387, 390 (Minn.