NEB. EX REL. COUNSEL FOR DISC. v. SMITH

No. S-07-397.

844 N.W.2d 318 (2014)

287 Neb. 755

STATE of Nebraska EX REL. COUNSEL FOR DISCIPLINE OF THE NEBRASKA SUPREME COURT, Relator, v. Stephen L. SMITH, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Nebraska.

Filed March 28, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kent L. Frobish , Assistant Counsel for Discipline, for relator.

Stephen L. Smith, pro se.

Heavican, C.J., Wright, Connolly, Stephan, McCormack, Miller-Lerman, and Cassel, JJ.


Per Curiam.

INTRODUCTION

Stephen L. Smith was disbarred in 2008. He filed a petition for reinstatement on March 11, 2013. Following a hearing, the referee recommended that the petition for reinstatement be denied. For the reasons stated below, we grant Smith's petition.

FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Smith was admitted to the practice of law in 1994, and was a solo practitioner in Omaha, Nebraska. Smith was retained by Thomas Kawa in 2005. In 2006...

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