California Supreme Court· 1/12/1981
Lewis v. State Bar
Citations
- 621 P.2d 258
- 28 Cal. 3d 683
- 170 Cal. Rptr. 634
- 1981 Cal. LEXIS 109
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- noting “the problems inherent in using disciplinary proceedings to punish attorneys for negligence, mistakes in judgment, or lack of experience or legal knowledge”
- attorney inexperienced in probate should have learned the procedures he improperly attempted to apply; one-year probation imposed
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Judges: Bird
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21 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- In Re Marriage of FlahertyCalifornia Supreme Court· 1982-06-17· cited 754×
- Cunningham v. Superior CourtCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1986-02-06· cited 42×
- Hawk v. State BarCalifornia Supreme Court· 1988-06-09· cited 39×
- Attorney Grievance Commission v. BrownCourt of Appeals of Maryland· 1986-12-03· cited 19×
- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of the State of North Dakota v. McKechnieNorth Dakota Supreme Court· 2003-02-19· cited 19×
- Moran v. HarrisCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1982-04-20· cited 17×
- Murray v. State BarCalifornia Supreme Court· 1985-12-09· cited 15×
- Ritter v. State BarCalifornia Supreme Court· 1985-12-19· cited 12×
- In Re Disciplinary Action Against McKechnieNorth Dakota Supreme Court· 2003-02-19· cited 10×
- In the Matter of Michele EstradaNew Mexico Supreme Court· 2006-09-28· cited 10×
- Center Foundation v. Chicago InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal· 1991-02-05· cited 8×
- Rodgers v. State BarCalifornia Supreme Court· 1989-03-16· cited 7×
- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court v. HoffmanNorth Dakota Supreme Court· 2005-08-23· cited 7×
- Wells v. State BarCalifornia Supreme Court· 1984-06-07· cited 6×
- Rossman v. State BarCalifornia Supreme Court· 1985-08-15· cited 6×
- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court v. WardNorth Dakota Supreme Court· 2016-06-09· cited 5×
- Connor v. State BarCalifornia Supreme Court· 1990-05-31· cited 3×
- Sugarman v. State BarCalifornia Supreme Court· 1990-10-25· cited 2×
- In Re Disciplinary Action Against HoffmanNorth Dakota Supreme Court· 2005-08-23· cited 1×
- Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court v. WardNorth Dakota Supreme Court· 2016-06-10· cited 1×
Cites
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