Disciplinary Board v. McKechnie
Docket No. 20030153
Oral Argument:
Wednesday, October 15, 2003 2:45pm
Docket Info
- Title
- In the Matter of the Application for
Disciplinary Action Against William E.
McKechnie, a Member of the Bar of the
State of North Dakota
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Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court
of the State of North Dakota, Petitioner
v.
William E. McKechnie, Respondent - Case Type
- DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDING-Lawyer : DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS (Civil)
- Appeal From
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Case No.
2003 ND 170670 N.W.2d 864
Oral Argument
10/15/2003
Highlight
An attorney is appropriately suspended from the practice of law when this Court finds clear and convincing evidence of an ethical violation.
An attorney's disciplinary record is properly considered as an aggravating factor when it has been determined an attorney violated an ethical duty.
Briefs
Filing Date | Description | |
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07/22/2003 | RESPONDENT BRIEF | |
07/22/2003 | PETITIONER BRIEF |
(Note: Attachments may not be available for recently filed cases and/or confidential documents.)
Seq. # | Filing Date | Description | Attachment |
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1 | 06/02/2003 | REPORT OF Hearing Panel (Part of Record) | |
2 | 06/02/2003 | REPORT OF HEARING BODY SERVED ON PARTIES/COUNSEL | |
3 | 06/05/2003 | Disciplinary Counsel's Objections to Report of Hearing Panel & Cert./Serv. | |
4 | 06/10/2003 | Certificate on Appeal | |
5 | 06/17/2003 | Objections by Respondent William E. McKechnie to Report of Hearing Panel w/ attachments & Cert/Serv | |
6 | 06/24/2003 | Supplemental Certificate | |
7 | 07/22/2003 | RESPONDENT BRIEF | |
8 | 07/22/2003 | RESPONDENT'S APPENDIX | |
9 | 07/22/2003 | Affidavit of Service by Mail | |
10 | 07/22/2003 | DISK - RPB | |
11 | 07/22/2003 | PETITIONER BRIEF | |
12 | 07/22/2003 | PETITIONER'S APPENDIX | |
13 | 07/23/2003 | Corrected covers for PTB and Appendix | |
14 | 07/25/2003 | DISK - PTB | |
15 | 07/28/2003 | 8 corrected covers for RPB & appendix | |
16 | 10/15/2003 | APPEARANCES: Paul W. Jacobson and James S. Hill | |
17 | 10/15/2003 | ARGUED: Jacobson; Hill (Vol. Y; Page 156) | |
18 | 10/15/2003 | ORAL ARGUMENT WEBCAST | |
19 | 10/20/2003 | 2nd Supplemental Certificate of Record (Entry #92 - Transcript dated March 5, 2002) | |
20 | 11/13/2003 | DISPOSITION | |
21 | 11/13/2003 | UNANIMOUS OPINION : Per Curiam | View |
22 | 11/13/2003 | William E. McKechnie is suspended from the practice of law for six months and one day effective | |
23 | 11/13/2003 | January 1, 2004, for violation of N.D.R.Prof.Conduct 1.3 | |
24 | 11/13/2003 | McKechnie is to pay the costs and attorney's fees for the disciplinary proceeding in the amount of | |
25 | 11/13/2003 | $4,560.12, payable to the Secretary of the Disciplinary Board | |
26 | 11/14/2003 | Notice of Order Suspending Attorney Mailed to Grand Forks Herald, SBAND,Michie,US Supreme Court, US | |
27 | 11/14/2003 | Court of Appeals, and Martindale-Hubbell and e-mailed to district court judges, clerks, federal | |
28 | 11/14/2003 | court judges & clerks, and others | |
29 | 11/17/2003 | Judgment Mailed to Parties | |
30 | 11/26/2003 | PETITION FOR REHEARING & Addendum | |
31 | 11/26/2003 | DISK - PER (e-mailed) | |
32 | 12/02/2003 | ACTION BY SUPREME COURT (PER) - Denied | |
33 | 12/11/2003 | Affidavit of Publication - Grand Forks Herald | |
34 | 12/10/2003 | PETITION FOR REHEARING (handwritten letter dated 12-8-03 from Marvin French) | |
35 | 12/10/2003 | DISK - PER (French)(scanned) | |
36 | 12/12/2003 | Affidavit in Compliance with Rule 6.3 | |
37 | 12/19/2003 | ACTION BY SUPREME COURT - denied | |
38 | 01/02/2004 | Affidavit of Identification | |
39 | 01/02/2004 | JUDGMENT TRANSCRIBED TO Grand Forks Co. | |
40 | 01/07/2004 | Notice of Filing Transcript & Docketing Judgment (Grand Forks Co.) | |
41 | 12/09/2010 | EXPUNGED - Nonpermanent record items destroyed |