A03-1327, In re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Alfred Perez, Jr., a Minnesota Attorney, Registration No. 181353.
Case Date: 12/27/2007
Court: Supreme Court
Docket No: A03-1327, In re Petition for Disciplinary Acti
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STATE OF MINNESOTA
IN SUPREME COURT
A03-1327
Supreme Court Per Curiam Took No Part: Anderson, G. Barry, J.
In re Petition for Disciplinary Action against Alfred Perez, Jr., a Minnesota Attorney, Registration No. 181353 Filed: November 18, 2004 Office of Appellate Courts
S Y L L A B U S Imposition of identical discipline under Minnesota Rules on Lawyers Professional Responsibility 12(d) is not an appropriate sanction for lawyer who resigned from the practice of law in California with disciplinary charges pending because Minnesota does not allow a lawyer to resign from the practice of law when disciplinary charges are pending. Disbarment is the appropriate discipline for a lawyer convicted of felony mail fraud when there are no mitigating circumstances. Disbarred. Heard, considered, and decided by the court en banc. O P I N I O N PER CURIAM. On September 9, 2003, respondent Alfred Perez, Jr. admitted service of a notice of petition for disciplinary action against him. |