In Re Williams

How courts have described this case

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

• holding that the costs and expenses were a “claim” potentially subject to discharge
• where the court stated that the Idaho Bar does not rely upon reimbursement awards from disciplinary proceedings for its financial vitality
• where the court held “It would be poor policy indeed to suggest that an attorney could elude punishment for professional improprieties by resorting to the Bankruptcy Code.”
• Idaho Bar is “governmental unit” for purposes of section 523(a)(7); Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois v. Lewis, 151 B.R. 200, 202 (Bankr.C.D.Ill.1992) (Illinois ARDC was “governmental unit” under section 523

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

23 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• In Re: Jerome Berg, Debtor. Jerome Berg v. Good Samaritan Hospital
  Ninth Circuit· 2000-10-23· cited 43×
• In Re: Timothy L. Taggart, Debtor. The State Bar of California v. Timothy L. Taggart
  Ninth Circuit· 2001-05-10· cited 40×
• The Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania v. Allen L. Feingold
  Eleventh Circuit· 2013-09-17· cited 37×
• Richmond v. New Hampshire Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct
  First Circuit· 2008-09-19· cited 21×
• Attorney Grievance Commission v. Smith (In Re Smith)
  D. Maryland· 2004-11-12· cited 20×
• Matter of Kent
  D. New Jersey· 1995-12-05· cited 18×
• Carlson v. Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission of the Supreme Court of Illinois (In Re Carlson)
  N.D. Illinois· 1996-11-14· cited 17×
• Supreme Court of Ohio v. Bertche (In Re Bertsche)
  S.D. Ohio· 2000-12-13· cited 15×
• Wash v. Moebius (In Re Wood)
  W.D. Texas· 1994-04-08· cited 14×
• Ball v. A.O. Smith Corp.
  N.D. New York· 2005-02-03· cited 12×
• Cillo v. Florida Bar (In Re Cillo)
  M.D. Florida· 1994-03-18· cited 12×
• Betts v. Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission
  N.D. Illinois· 1994-01-26· cited 12×
• Risker v. Commission for Lawyer Discipline
  Tex. App. Ct., 14th Dist. (Houston)· 2002-02-21· cited 11×
• New Hampshire Supreme Court Professional Conduct Committee v. Richmond (In Re Richmond)
  D. New Hampshire· 2006-09-28· cited 9×
• Love v. Scott (In Re Love)
  M.D. Tennessee· 2011-01-12· cited 7×
• Ryan v. United States (In Re Ryan)
  Ninth Circuit· 2008-06-03· cited 5×
• Ada County Prosecuting Attorney's Office v. Searcy (In Re SEARCY)
  D. Idaho· 2011-01-12· cited 5×
• Idaho State Bar v. Gantenbein
  Idaho Supreme Court· 1999-07-28· cited 4×
• Netzer v. Office of Lawyer Regulation (In re Netzer)
  W.D. Wisconsin· 2016-02-03· cited 4×
• In Re Arsi
  D. South Carolina· 2006-11-01· cited 2×

Cites

5 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Kelly v. Robinson
  Supreme Court· 1986-11-12· cited 1,318×
• In Re E. Gene Wade Joyzelle I. Wade, Debtors. E. Gene Wade Joyzelle I. Wade v. State Bar of Arizona
  Ninth Circuit· 1991-11-08· cited 70×
• Robert L. Johnson v. Edinboro State College and Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency. Appeal of Edinboro State College
  Third Circuit· 1984-02-27· cited 53×
• Board of Attorneys Professional Responsibility v. Haberman (In Re Haberman)
  E.D. Wisconsin· 1992-02-05· cited 33×
• Williams v. Idaho State Bar
  Idaho Supreme Court· 1992-11-04· cited 3×