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Opinions in Minnesota that cite In Re Application for Discipline of Hanson, 103 N.W.2d 863.
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Original Jurisdiction Per Curiam
Minn. 2020
(quoting In re Hanson , (“[W]e must regulate the legal profession in view of the public .
- State of Minnesota v. Coleen Joy Peterson Minn. Ct. App. 2016
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State of Minnesota v. Coleen Joy Peterson
Minn. Ct. App. 2016
See Application of Hanson, 258 Minn. 231, 233, (“Courts are charged with the duty of controlling the qualification and conduct of attorneys at law in order that there may be no compromise whatever of the moral and ethical standards upon which the functioning of our legal system depends.”).
- In Re Petition for DISCIPLINARY ACTION AGAINST Larry S. SEVERSON, a Minnesota Attorney, Registration No. 99363 860 N.W.2d 658 Minn. 2015
- In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action Against Andrade 736 N.W.2d 603 Minn. 2007
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In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action Against Andrade
736 N.W.2d 603
Minn. 2007
*606 The primary purpose of disciplinary action is “to guard the administration of justice and to protect the courts, the legal profession, and the public.” In re Hanson, 258 Minn. 231, 233
- In Re Disciplinary Action Against Merlin 572 N.W.2d 737 Minn. 1998
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In Re Disciplinary Action Against Merlin
572 N.W.2d 737
Minn. 1998
The purpose of attorney discipline is not to punish the attorney but rather “to guard the administration of justice and to protect the courts, the legal profession and the public.” (quoting In re Hanson, 258 Minn. 231, 233 , ).
- In Re Disciplinary Action Against Dovolis 572 N.W.2d 734 Minn. 1998
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In Re Disciplinary Action Against Dovolis
572 N.W.2d 734
Minn. 1998
In making this determination, we note that the purpose of attorney discipline is not punishment, but rather “to guard the administration of justice and to protect the courts, the legal profession and the public.” (quoting In re Hanson, 258 Minn. 231 , ).
- In re Disciplinary Action against Madsen 526 N.W.2d 373 Minn. 1995
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In re Disciplinary Action against Madsen
526 N.W.2d 373
Minn. 1995
In re Hanson, 258 Minn. 231, 233
- In Re Disciplinary Action Against Olsen 487 N.W.2d 871 Minn. 1992
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In Re Disciplinary Action Against Olsen
487 N.W.2d 871
Minn. 1992
In re Hanson, 258 Minn. 231, 233
- Petition of Hanson 454 N.W.2d 924 Minn. 1990
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Petition of Hanson
454 N.W.2d 924
Minn. 1990
In re Hanson, 258 Minn. 231
- In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action Against Serstock 432 N.W.2d 179 Minn. 1988
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In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action Against Serstock
432 N.W.2d 179
Minn. 1988
Lastly, the purpose of attorney discipline is “not primarily punitive but 'to guard the administration of justice and to protect the courts, the legal profession and the public’.” (quoting In re Hanson, 258 Minn. 231, 233 , ).
- In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action Against Schaefer 423 N.W.2d 680 Minn. 1988
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In Re Petition for Disciplinary Action Against Schaefer
423 N.W.2d 680
Minn. 1988
In re Hanson, 258 Minn. 231, 233
- Matter of Discipline of Ray 408 N.W.2d 581 Minn. 1987
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Matter of Discipline of Ray
408 N.W.2d 581
Minn. 1987
In In re Hanson, 258 Minn. 231, 233 , we stated: The purpose of disciplining an attorney is not to punish him, but to guard the administration of justice and to protect the courts, the legal profession, and the public.
- In Re Disciplinary Action Against Sampson 408 N.W.2d 574 Minn. 1987
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In Re Disciplinary Action Against Sampson
408 N.W.2d 574
Minn. 1987
This court has also stated that “[c]lear violation of a lawyer’s duties to his clients and to the public compels an order of disbarment.” In re Hanson, 258 Minn. 231, 233
- In Re the Discipline of Isaacs 406 N.W.2d 526 Minn. 1987
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In Re the Discipline of Isaacs
406 N.W.2d 526
Minn. 1987
The purpose of attorney discipline “is to protect the public and the court and to serve as a deterrent against future misconduct.” In re Hanson, 258 Minn. 231, 233
- In Re Disciplinary Action Against Simonson 365 N.W.2d 259 Minn. 1985
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In Re Disciplinary Action Against Simonson
365 N.W.2d 259
Minn. 1985
A careful review of these cases, and the discipline meted out to deter the misconduct in each case, persuades us that the recommendations of the referee will suffice, under the facts and circumstances of this case, “to guard the administration of justice and to protect the courts, the legal profession, and the public.” , 634-35 (Minn.1983), quoting In re Hanson, 258 Minn. 231, 233
- Matter of Heffernan 351 N.W.2d 13 Minn. 1984
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Matter of Heffernan
351 N.W.2d 13
Minn. 1984
In re Hanson, 258 Minn. 231, 233
- Petition of Disciplinary Action Against Daffer 344 N.W.2d 382 Minn. 1984
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Petition of Disciplinary Action Against Daffer
344 N.W.2d 382
Minn. 1984
The primary purpose of a disciplinary action is “to guard the administration of justice and to protect the courts, the legal profession, and the public.” In re Hanson, 258 Minn. 231, 233
- Matter of Disciplinary Act. Against Weyhrich 339 N.W.2d 274 Minn. 1983
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Matter of Disciplinary Act. Against Weyhrich
339 N.W.2d 274
Minn. 1983
In re Hanson, 258 Minn. 231, 233
- Matter of Austin 333 N.W.2d 633 Minn. 1983
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Matter of Austin
333 N.W.2d 633
Minn. 1983
Nonetheless, the referee concluded that disbarment was the appropriate and justifiable recommendation, citing In re Application for Discipline of Hanson, 258 Minn. 231
- Matter of Kimmel 322 N.W.2d 224 Minn. 1982
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Matter of Kimmel
322 N.W.2d 224
Minn. 1982
"As we have so often stated, the purpose of discipline is not primarily punitive but, `to guard the administration of justice and to protect the courts, the legal profession and the public.'" (quoting In re Hanson, 258 Minn. 231, 233 , ).
- In Re the Discipline of Hansen 318 N.W.2d 856 Minn. 1982
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In Re the Discipline of Hansen
318 N.W.2d 856
Minn. 1982
ate that a lawyer should be disciplined when the acts giving rise to the discipline obviously were committed as a result of the lawyer’s advanced age rather than moral shortcomings, this court has held that, because the court’s primary duty is protection of the public, “[t]he enlistment of a natural human sympathy * * * cannot be permitted to deter us from performance of this duty.” In re Hanson, 258 Minn. 231, 233
- In Re the Discipline of Serstock 316 N.W.2d 559 Minn. 1982
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In Re the Discipline of Serstock
316 N.W.2d 559
Minn. 1982
As we have so often stated, the purpose of discipline is not primarily punitive but “to guard the administration of justice and to protect the courts, the legal profession and the public.” In re Hanson, 258 Minn. 231, 233
- Matter of Discipline of Peck 302 N.W.2d 356 Minn. 1981
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Matter of Discipline of Peck
302 N.W.2d 356
Minn. 1981
In re Hanson, 258 Minn. 231, 233 , 103 N.W.
- In Re the Request Johnson 290 N.W.2d 604 Minn. 1980
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In Re the Request Johnson
290 N.W.2d 604
Minn. 1980
In support thereof, he quotes from Application of Smith for Reinstatement as Attorney, 220 Minn. 197 , , wherein the court set forth the purpose of disbarment as later approved in In re Application for Discipline of Hanson [ 258 Minn. 231 , ], supra.
- In Re the Discipline of Primus 283 N.W.2d 519 Minn. 1979
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In Re the Discipline of Primus
283 N.W.2d 519
Minn. 1979
See, In re Application for Discipline of Cohen, 290 Minn. 500 , In re Application for Discipline of Swiggum, 267 Minn. 548 , In re Application for Discipline of Gross, 260 Minn. 160 , In re Application for Discipline of Hanson, 258 Minn. 231 , In re Discipline of O'Malley, 225 Minn. 387 , In re Disbarment of Gibbons, 182 Minn. 373 , 234 N.W.
- In Re the Discipline of Hanratty 277 N.W.2d 373 Minn. 1979
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In Re the Discipline of Hanratty
277 N.W.2d 373
Minn. 1979
As we stated in In re Hanson, 258 Minn. 231, 233 , : “Courts are charged with the duty of controlling the qualification and conduct of attorneys at law in order that there may be no compromise whatever of the moral and ethical standards upon which the functioning of our legal system depends.