STATE EX REL. OKLAHOMA BAR ASS'N v. EAKIN

OBAD No. 1166, SCBD No. 4022.

914 P.2d 644 (1995)

STATE of Oklahoma ex rel. OKLAHOMA BAR ASSOCIATION, Complainant, v. William W. EAKIN, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma.

As Amended on Limited Grant of Rehearing December 12, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allen J. Welch, Assistant General Counsel, Oklahoma Bar Association, Oklahoma City, for Complainant.

Gary A. Rife, Perry, Rife, Walters & Sullivan, Oklahoma City, for Respondent.


OPALA, Justice.

In this disciplinary proceeding against a lawyer, the issues to be decided are: (1) Is the record1 sufficient for a meaningful de novo consideration of the complaint's disposition? and (2) Is a one-year suspension with imposition of costs a fit sanction for respondent's breach of professional discipline? We answer both questions in the affirmative.

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