Attorney Disciplinary Actions The disbarment case was filed in May 2005, and Davis was thereafter on interim suspension until the Supreme Court ruled. DANA A. REECE, Bar No. 87142, of Little Rock, Arkansas, in Case No. CPC 2012-051, was suspended for a period of thirty-six (36) months specifically only from representing clients before the Arkansas Supreme Court or the Arkansas Court of Appeals by Panel B of the Committee on Professional Conduct on November 28, 2012, for violation of Rules 1.1, 1.3, and 8.4(d). Ms. Reece represented Cristobal Mancia, an inmate at the Arkansas Department of Correction, in a Rule 37 Petition for Post-Conviction Relief. The petition was denied on March 7, 2011, and Motion to Reconsider Dismissal and Reinstate Mr. Mancia informed Ms. Reece that he Appeal and Motion to File Belated Brief. The wished to appeal the denial. Ms. Reece filed Arkansas Supreme Court granted the motion a notice of appeal on March 7, 2011. The and reinstated the appeal on December 1, record was timely filed and Ms. Reece filed 2011. The matter was then referred to the two Motions for Extension of Time. Both Committee on Professional Conduct. Ms. motions were granted and a brief was due to be Reece had been sanctioned previously in six filed by August 25, 2011. No brief was filed, other disciplinary matters involving appeals and the State of Arkansas filed a Motion to to the Arkansas Supreme Court and Court Dismiss. On October 27, 2011, the Arkansas of Appeals. This suspension applies only to Supreme Court granted the State’s motion. matters involving appeals to the Arkansas 1210608 ADR Ar Lawyer Winter 2013 Ad:ADR Ad 12/11/12 3:59 PM Page 1 On November 4, 2011, Ms. Reece filed a Supreme Court and Court of Appeals and the
Panel directed that the suspension be effective from April 24, 2012, the date of the filing of the Findings and Order in the case of In Re: Dana A. Reece, CPC Docket No. 2011-085, and run concurrently with the similar “appellate” suspension in that matter. REPRIMAND: JEFFREY L. SINGLETON, Bar No. 99173, of Little Rock, Arkansas was reprimanded by Committee Findings and Order filed
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