Phillips v. Mississippi State Bar, 117
| Decision Date | 16 March 1983 |
| Docket Number | No. 117,117 |
| Parties | Rubel L. PHILLIPS v. MISSISSIPPI STATE BAR. Misc. |
| Court | Mississippi Supreme Court |
Butler, Snow, O'Mara, Stevens & Cannada, Robert C. Cannada, Alan W. Perry, Jackson, for appellant.
Andrew J. Kilpatrick, Jr., Jackson, for appellee.
En Banc.
Rubel L. Phillips has petitioned this Court for reinstatement as a member of the Mississippi State Bar.
On April 2, 1980, the Court vacated an order of a Complaint Tribunal of the Mississippi State Bar suspending Phillips from the practice of law for three years six months beginning April 20, 1977, and providing that the suspension terminate October 20, 1979. 1 An opinion and judgment were rendered here disbarring him from the practice of law in the State of Mississippi. Mississippi State Bar v. Phillips, 385 So.2d 943 (Miss.1980). On May 14, 1980, the opinion was modified to the extent that Phillips would be entitled to petition for reinstatement three years from and after September 4, 1979, date of the Complaint Tribunal order (385 So.2d at 950).
The pertinent parts of Mississippi Code Annotated Sec. 73-3-337 (Supp.1982), on reinstatement of attorneys follow:
Any time after the expiration of three (3) years from and after the date of the final judgment of disbarment, the convicted attorney may petition the court for reinstatement. The petition shall be in writing and verified by the petitioner, and it shall set forth the full name, age, residence and mailing address of the petitioner, the offense or misconduct for which he was disbarred, a concise statement of the facts claimed to justify restoration and that he has made full amends and restitution to all persons, firms or legal entities, naming them, who may have suffered pecuniary loss by reason of the misconduct or offense for which he was disbarred....
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If the court is satisfied that all material allegations of the petition for reinstatement are true and that the ends of justice will be served, the court may reinstate the convicted attorney and enter judgment accordingly; provided, however, no judgment of reinstatement shall be entered by default or on an ex parte basis, and in all cases the court shall hear the Mississippi State Bar and may hear any party named in the petition. (Emphasis added)
Phillips' petition for reinstatement sets out that he fully complied with the requirements of the statute; that no claims have been made, or are contemplated, for restitution of money; that he has conducted himself in a manner beyond criticism; that he has been able to obtain employment and has supplied the needs of his family; that he has continued to be active in community and civic activities and has been a good citizen during the period of his disbarment; and that, if he is reinstated, he will be a valuable member of the Mississippi State Bar in the future and will conduct himself in such way as to be a credit to the Mississippi State Bar and to the State of Mississippi.
The Mississippi State Bar has responded to the petition and has admitted all of the averments and the facts set forth therein. The response further states that the petition of Rubel L. Phillips for reinstatement as a member of the Mississippi State Bar is not opposed, but suggests that this Court consider whether or not Mississippi Code Annotated Secs. 73-3-41, -337 and -339 (Supp.1982) are in conflict.
In Mississippi State Bar v. Phillips, supra, we held that Mississippi Code Annotated Sec. 73-3-301, et seq., (Supp.1979), followed by the Complaint Tribunal, apply...
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