State Supreme Court Disciplines Attorneys
The Nebraska Supreme Court issued a law license suspension to an attorney last Friday, marking its fourth attorney discipline action so far in 2021.
The court upheld a request for reciprocal discipline after the Iowa Supreme Court issued an order regarding John P. Beauvais in September 2020. Nebraska suspended his license for three months.
The Iowa Supreme Court had found that he made misrepresentations to the court and opposing counsel, failed to serve discovery requests for his client, failed to request or take depositions, failed to provide a settlement demand, failed to communicate settlement offers to his client, failed to notify his client of court orders, misrepresented court orders to his client and pressured his client to sign a settlement agreement, according to the order from the Nebraska Supreme Court. Beauvais had requested probation from Nebraska.
Earlier this year, the Nebraska Supreme Court also issued three other orders related to attorney discipline sought by the Office of the Counsel for Discipline.
The court upheld a request Feb. 19 for reciprocal discipline after the State Bar of Arizona issued an order regarding Jason M. Bruno in October 2020. Nebraska suspended his license for six months.
The Arizona bar had found that he failed to disclose material in a discovery matter.
The court accepted a conditional admission Jan. 22 and entered an order of public reprimand along with two years of probation regarding Lauren Marie Nowak, who requested the action in November 2020.
The Counsel for Discipline filed formal charges against her in July 2020 alleging she had been arrested for shoplifting and possession of a controlled substance. She pleaded no contest to amended charge of attempted possession of a controlled substance, a misdemeanor. T. She made a conditional admission acknowledging her action violated her oath of office as an attorney in exchange for a public reprimand and probation.
The court also accepted a conditional admission Jan. 22 and entered an order of public reprimand regarding Ronald J. Palagi, who requested the action in December 2020.
The Counsel for Discipline filed formal charges against him in October 2020 alleging he failed to challenge an arbitration award within the required timeframe — which ultimately cost his client $46,240 —and that he had a personal conflict of interest in the case but had failed to obtain written consent. He made a conditional admission in exchange for a public reprimand.
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