· 4/29/1987
Vining v. Mississippi State Bar Ass'n
Citations
- 508 So. 2d 1047
- 1987 Miss. LEXIS 2500
How courts have described this case
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- attorney suspended for allowing statute of limitations to run on client's action while misrepresenting to client that matter was being handled
- attorney who neglected client's case and allowed statute of limitations to run received a 120-day suspension
- Public reprimand for neglecting client's case allowing statute of limitations to run and lying to the client about it.
- Public reprimand for neglecting client's case allowing statute of limitations to run and lying to the client about it.
- attorney issued 120 day suspension which was reduced to public reprimand by presentation of specific mitigating circumstances
- Punishment reduced because of extenuating circumstances based on health conditions and a distressing personal matter
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Judges: Roy Noble Lee, P.J., and Dan M. Lee and Sullivan
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