Summary
Joe Price Coleman petitioned for reinstatement to the Mississippi Bar after serving a three-year suspension for commingling client funds and violating Mississippi Rules of Professional Conduct 1.15 and 8.4. The Mississippi Supreme Court found that Coleman satisfied the requirements for reinstatement, including demonstrating rehabilitation, moral character, restitution, and requisite legal education, and granted his petition.
Court
Supreme Court of Mississippi
Jurisdiction
Mississippi
Decision date
June 15, 2006
Disposition
approved
Questions Presented
- Whether Coleman satisfied the Rule 12 requirements for reinstatement to the Mississippi Bar.
- Whether Coleman proved by clear and convincing evidence that he was rehabilitated and possessed the requisite moral character and legal education to resume the practice of law.
Holdings
- A suspended attorney seeking reinstatement under Rule 12 of the Mississippi Rules of Discipline must state the cause for suspension, identify persons or entities suffering pecuniary loss, make full amends and restitution, demonstrate the necessary moral character, and demonstrate the requisite legal education.
- Coleman satisfied the Rule 12 requirements and proved by clear and convincing evidence that he was rehabilitated, possessed the requisite moral character and legal education, and should be reinstated to the Mississippi Bar.
Court Document
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