Lawyer Disciplin;'lIY Actions Final actions from July 1,2006, through
radl er than mai nraining them in his rcust
September 30, 2006, by the Committee on Professional Conduct. Summaries
account as directed by the Probate Court of
prepared by the Office of Professional Conduct. Full t ext documents are avail-
able on-line at http://courts.state.ar.w/courts! cpc. html. [Note: " Model" Rules refers to the Rules
of Professional Co nduct as they existed in Arkansas prior to May 1, 2005. "Arkansas" Rules refers to the Rules as they exist in Arkansas from May 1, 2005.1
PAUL E. REVELS , Bar No. 91110, formerly of DeQueen , was di sbarred by Per Curiam Order of th e Arkansas Supreme Co urt o n September 7, 2006, in No. 051408 . The Order of Disbarment was based
the surrender and removed him from the
Sevier Counry, Arkansas. Ms. Goode, a minor, was kill ed in an aummobile accident, Mr. Revels reprc:scnrcd her estate. The set-
registry of licensed Arkansas anorneys, in lieu of Co mmittee di sciplinary proceedings
tlement funds were deposited in his truSt acco unt. Paymenrs were made [Q the mmh-
crimin al maner.
that would ari se from his involveme nt in a
er of the min o r child and ro Mr. Revels fo r 3crorneys fees, in accordance with orders of
SUSPENSION
th e probate co urt. Over $38.000 was to be held until the father of the deceased minor co uld be located. At about the time of his sllspensio n fro m the practice of law o n December 28, 2004, in another Comminee case, Mr. Revels removed all of [he funds in
DISBARMENT
Court, in No. 06-1084, by Per Curiam Order filed September 28, 2006, accepted
his trUSt account, includin g the fund s belo nging to the Estate of Jam ilyn Goode. and relocated to Texas. There were no orders of the Probate Court allowing him to remove the funds.
W ILLIAM SCOTr DAVIDSON, Bar No. 8 1044, of Jo nesbo ro, had his law license and privilege to practice law suspended for one (I) month, effective Novem ber I , 2006, and was fined $ 1,500 and ordered to pay $709 restitutio n by Comm ittee Findings and Order filed August 29, 2006, in Case No. CPC 2005-085, after a public hearing, on a complaint filed by Glenda Tippitt for violations of Model Rules 1.2(a), 1.3, 1.4(a), 1.4(b), 1.1 6(d), 3.4(c), 5.5(a), and 8.4(d).
SURRENDER
On August 10, 2004, Ms. Tippitt of Jo nesboro hired M r. Davidson to file a
STEPH EN GREGO RY H OUG H , Sar No.
on a Petirio n for Defa ult filed by the Office
se rved with [he Petition for Disbarment,
84077. of Fort Smith. petiti oned
surren-
C hapter 7 bankru ptcy action for her and paid him th e fu ll $709.00 legal fee and fil -
indi cated his desire co su rrender his law
der his Arkansas law license. The Supreme Cou rt, in No. 06- 1012, by Per Curiam
ing fee he requested for the representation. She filled out th e forms he offered her at hi s
O rd er filed September 28, 2006, accepted the surrend er and removed him from the
office. He never filed any bankruptcy for
of Profess ional Co ndu ct. Mr. Revels was
license bur failed (Q sub mit the app ropriate pleadings to do so and fai led to file an Answer ro the Petitio n for Disbarmem. T he disbarmenr was based upon violation of Model Rules 1.1 5(a), 1.15(a)(I), 3.4(c), 8.4(b), and 8.4(c) of the Arkansas Model Rules of Professional
o nduct. The Petition
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registry of licensed Arkansas attorneys, in lieu of Comminee disciplinary proceedings that have been. or would be. fi led arising from multipl e d iem complaints.
and artached exh ib its on file with the C lerk
of the Arkansas Su preme Court demonstrate that Mr. Revels co nve rted funds of the Estate of Jamil yn Goode for his own use,
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her. She contacted his office repeatedly asking for status reports but got no information. She wrote him August 12, 2005. askin g him for the return of her $709.00 so she co uld employ another ano rn ey to file her bankruptcy. She did not hear from him and received no refu nd. She employed Jeanette Robertso n of Jo nesboro on August 23. 2005, and paid her o nly the $230 filing fee. On the same day Ms. Robertson filed her C hap ter 7 as No. 05-bk-209 16. Ms. Tippitt was g ram ed a di scharge by order filed November 23, 2005. Ms. Robertson did not charge Ms. TIppitt a fee for her legal services in view of the experience Ms. Tippitt had earlier. On September 19, 2005. M s. lippitt filed a complaint against Mr. Davidson with the Comm ittee. O n October 24, 2005, the Office of Professional Co ndu ct (OPC) wrote him about the co mplaint. He did nOt respond to OPC or Ms. Tippitt as a result of that Ictter. He had nO[ paid hi s annua l