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Washington Supreme Court· 1/26/2006

In re the Disciplinary Proceeding Against Haley

Citations

  • 156 Wash. 2d 324

How courts have described this case

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  • inferring that we will generally adopt the Board’s recommended sanction if the decision is unanimous
  • addressing the contention that the pertinent rule was “unconstitutionally vague, [thereby] violating [the attorney’s] constitutional due process rights’’
  • interpreting Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC) 4.2(a) using traditional statutory interpretation tools
  • interpreting Rules of Professional Conduct (RPC) 4.2(a) using traditional statutory interpretation tools
  • reprimanding a licensed attorney acting pro se for violating an RPC
  • “While the Rules of Professional Conduct are only ‘quasi-criminal,’ the rule of lenity applies to both criminal and quasi-criminal statutes.”

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Judges: Alexander, Madsen, Owens, Sanders

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