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· 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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