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MATTER OF DISCIPLINE OF PEIRCE

No. 45553.

128 P.3d 443 (2006)

In the Matter of DISCIPLINE OF Matthew J. PEIRCE, Esq.

Supreme Court of Nevada.

February 9, 2006.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rob W. Bare, Bar Counsel, Las Vegas, for State Bar of Nevada.

Warhola & Brooks, LLP, and Michael J. Warhola, Las Vegas, for attorney Matthew J. Peirce.

Before the Court En Banc.

OPINION

PER CURIAM.

In this opinion, we conclude that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is "another jurisdiction" under SCR 114, so that reciprocal discipline in Nevada for attorney misconduct penalized by the USPTO is appropriate. We further conclude that none of SCR 114(4)'s exceptions applies, and so identical discipline shall be imposed.

FACTS

Matthew Peirce was admitted to the Nevada bar in 1997. He...

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