State ex rel. Counsel for Discipline of the Nebraska Supreme Court v. Tobin D. Wolfe

Summary

The Nebraska Supreme Court considered attorney-discipline charges against Tobin D. Wolfe involving ten client grievances and violations of professional-conduct rules. The court granted the parties’ joint motion for judgment on the pleadings and suspended Wolfe from practicing law for two years, effective November 6, 2017, followed by two years of monitored probation upon reinstatement.

Holdings

1. The record established by clear and convincing evidence that Wolfe violated Nebraska Court Rules of Professional Conduct §§ 3-501.1, 3-501.3, 3-501.4, 3-501.5(f), 3-501.16(d), 3-508.1(b), and 3-508.4, and violated his oath of office under Neb. Rev. Stat. § 7-104.
2. A two-year suspension of Wolfe's license, effective November 6, 2017, followed by two years of monitored probation upon reinstatement, was appropriate.
3. The parties' joint motion for judgment on the pleadings was granted.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the undisputed record established by clear and convincing evidence that Wolfe violated the specified Nebraska Rules of Professional Conduct and his attorney oath.
2. Whether discipline should be imposed and, if so, what sanction was appropriate under the circumstances.
3. Whether the parties' joint motion for judgment on the pleadings should be granted.

Disposition

other