In re Barrett

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “engaging in conduct that is dishonest or deceitful, or that adversely reflects on an attorney’s fitness to practice, will suffice” to constitute violation of rules of professional conduct
• misappropriation of third-party funds by attorney not acting in practice of law warranted two-year suspension
• officers and directors owe fiduciary duty to protect interests of the corporation that they serve
• officers, directors, and senior executives owe fiduciary duty to corporation

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

16 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In re Hilson
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-03-27· cited 49×
• In re Brauer
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-07-28· cited 25×
• In re McBride
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2007-05-14· cited 12×
• In re Curry
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-02-06· cited 11×
• In re Murray
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-02-02· cited 9×
• In re Finneran
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2010-01-11· cited 7×
• In re Balliro
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-01-15· cited 6×
• In Re Weekes
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2010-03-11· cited 5×
• In re Angwafo
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2009-01-09· cited 5×
• In re Johnson
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2008-09-18· cited 4×
• In Re Barrett
  District of Columbia Court of Appeals· 2009-03-05· cited 3×
• In the Matter of Hass
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2017-05-31
• In re Barrett
  Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York· 2011-08-11
• Szawlowski Potato Farms, Inc., and Others v. Joseph E. Szawlowski, as the Special Personal Representative of the Estate of Stanley E. Szawlowski, and as Trustee of the Stan and Mary Ellen Szawlowski Family Trust
  Massachusetts Superior Court· 2023-04-21
• Hector Maza, Monjid Hamdan, and Cortney Mittelsteadt v. Giner, Inc. and Andrew Belt
  Massachusetts Superior Court· 2025-06-23
• Christopher Schoonover v. Burnell Controls, Inc.
  Massachusetts Superior Court· 2026-02-26

Cites

25 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Chelsea Industries, Inc. v. Gaffney
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-04-29· cited 117×
• In the Matter of Hiss
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1975-08-05· cited 104×
• In the Matter of Alter
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1983-05-11· cited 84×
• In the Matter of Saab
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1989-12-18· cited 68×
• Zora v. State Ethics Commission
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1993-06-24· cited 63×
• In the Matter of the Discipline of an Attorney
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1984-08-20· cited 55×
• In re Tobin
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-02-16· cited 38×
• In re Concemi
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-03-28· cited 35×
• In the Matter of Palmer
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-07-08· cited 34×
• In re Fordham
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1996-08-09· cited 34×
• Geller v. Allied-Lyons PLC
  Massachusetts Appeals Court· 1997-01-29· cited 34×
• In re Schoepfer
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1997-12-03· cited 29×
• In re Finn
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2001-02-23· cited 29×
• In the Matter of Finnerty
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1994-11-15· cited 26×
• In re Foley
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-05-06· cited 26×
• In re Kerlinsky
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-01-14· cited 25×
• In re Segal
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1999-11-16· cited 24×
• In the Matter of Dawkins
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 1992-03-02· cited 22×
• In re Bailey
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2003-04-11· cited 18×
• In re Goldstone
  Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court· 2005-12-16· cited 15×