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BOARD OF OVERSEERS OF THE BAR v. MURPHY

570 A.2d 1212 (1990)

BOARD OF OVERSEERS OF THE BAR v. Daniel J. MURPHY.

Supreme Judicial Court of Maine.

Decided February 27, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Karen Kingsley (orally), Bd. of Overseers of the Bar, Augusta, for plaintiff.

George F. Wood (orally), Wood & Van Houten, Sanford, for defendant.

Before McKUSICK, C.J., and ROBERTS, GLASSMAN, HORNBY and COLLINS, JJ.

PER CURIAM.

We find no abuse of discretion in the decision of the Supreme Judicial Court (Wathen, J., sitting as a Single Justice) that disbarment is warranted here. The combination of (1) violating M.Bar R. 3.7(c)(1) by refusing to turn over a client's file until counsel fees were paid; (2) violating M.Bar R. 3.6(j) and 3.7(h)(2) by communicating directly with adverse parties, willfully failing to provide to opposing counsel documents sent to the court and...

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