State ex rel. Counsel for Discipline of the Nebraska Supreme Court v. Dustin Garrison

Summary

The Nebraska Supreme Court accepted Dustin Garrison’s voluntary surrender of his law license and entered a judgment of disbarment. Garrison knowingly declined to contest allegations involving failures to appear, noncompliance with court orders, improper contact with a represented party, negligence, and other professional misconduct.

Holdings

1. Under Neb. Ct. R. § 3-315, the court may accept a voluntary surrender when the respondent knowingly does not challenge or contest the allegations and waives all proceedings connected with them.
2. When the respondent voluntarily surrenders the license, does not contest the allegations, waives further proceedings, and consents to disbarment, the court may enter a judgment disbarring the respondent effective immediately.

Questions Presented

1. Whether the Nebraska Supreme Court should accept the respondent's voluntary surrender of his law license under Neb. Ct. R. § 3-315.
2. Whether the respondent should be disbarred after voluntarily surrendering his license and consenting to disbarment.

Disposition

other