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RECENT ATTORNEY DISCIPLINARY CASES FILED IN HARRIS COUNTY
DISTRICT COURTS
STATE BAR FILES SUIT SEEKING IMMEDIATE SUSPENSION OF LOCAL ATTORNEY GRACE DIANE
KOPACZ, based on indictment for money laundering and insurance fraud.
See Original Petition in for Immediate Interim Suspension in Cause No. 2009-59239; Commission for Lawyer
Discipline v Grace Diane Kopacz, assigned to the 334th District Court of Harris County, Texas, filed Sep 16,
2009. SBOT Profile for Attorney Grace Diane Kopacz.
RECENT ATTORNEY DISCIPLINE CASES FROM THE HOUSTON COURTS OF
APPEALS
In re Willie (pdf) (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] Jan 29, 2010)(per curiam denial of mandamus petition)
(attorney disciplinary proceeding)
DENY PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS: Per Curiam
Before Justices Keyes, Sharp and Massengale
01-10-00069-CV In re Joseph R. Willie, II
Appeal from 113th District Court of Harris County
Trial court: The Honorable Donna S. Rayes, Specially Appointed Judge in disciplinary proceeding
Neely v. Commission for Lawyer Discipline (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist] Sep. 10, 2009)(Frost)
(commingling of funds, use of IOLTA trust account for personal and business expenses)
(admission of bank records issue, improper subpoena)
AFFIRMED: Opinion by Justice Frost
Before Justice Frost
14-08-00526-CV George R. Neely v. Commission for Lawyer Discipline
Appeal from 164th District Court of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Jack Hollis Robison
In Re George R. Neely (Tex.App.- Houston [14th Dist.] June 26, 2008)(per curiam)
(mandamus denied in attorney disbarment case)
MOTION OR WRIT DENIED: Per Curiam
Before Chief Justice Hedges, Justices Fowler and Boyce)
14-08-00525-CV In Re George R. Neely
Appeal from 164th District Court of Harris County
Judge: Jack H. Robison, assigned judge
Goldberg v. Commission for Lawyer Discipline (Tex.App.- Houston [1st Dist.] July 3, 2008)(Taft)
(disciplinary matter, jurisdiction re: disbarment where criminal conviction was overturned)
AFFIRM TC JUDGMENT: Opinion by Justice Taft
Before Justices Taft, Jennings and Bland
01-07-01104-CV Daniel Goldberg v. Commission for Lawyer Discipline, and State Bar of Texas
Appeal from 295th District Court of Harris County
Trial Court Judge: Hon. Tracy Christopher
Concurring Opinion by Justice Jennings
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