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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 4, § 851 (2026)

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Whenever an information is filed in the office of the clerk of courts in any county by the Attorney General, or by a committee of the State Bar Association, or by a committee of the bar or bar association of such county, charging that an attorney at law has conducted that attorney's self in a manner unworthy of an attorney, or has become and is disqualified for the office of attorney and counselor at law, for reasons specified in the information, any Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court may, in the name of the State, issue a rule requiring the attorney informed against to appear on a day fixed to show cause why that attorney's name should not be struck from the roll of attorneys, or such other disciplinary measures imposed as the justice considers appropriate, which rule, with an attested copy of the information, must be served upon such attorney in such manner as the justice directs at least 14 days before the return day, and must be made returnable either in the county where such attorney resides or where it is charged that the misconduct was committed.   [RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §26 (COR).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 309, §1 (AMD). RR 2021, c. 1, Pt. B, §26 (COR).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1977–2001 · leading case: Bd. of Overseers of the Bar v. Mangan, 2001 ME 7 (Me. 2001).
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Bd. of Overseers of the Bar v. Mangan, 2001 ME 7 (Me. 2001). “Violation of these rules shall be deemed to constitute conduct “unworthy of an attorney” for purposes of 4 M.R.S.A. § 851 and Rule 7(e)(6)(A). Nothing in this Code is intended to limit or supersede any provision of law relating to the duties and obligations of attorneys or the…”
Leo v. Am. Host & Derrick Co., 438 A.2d 917 (Me. 1981). “2(f)(4) (a lawyer shall not engage in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice); see also 4 M.R.S.A. § 851. We in no way pre-determine what type of conduct justifies the sanctions permitted under these provisions.”
Bd. of Overseers of the Bar v. Lefebvre, 1998 ME 24 (Me. 1998). “1(a) provides that Maine Bar Rule 3, the Code of Professional Responsibility, is binding upon attorneys and that violation of Bar Rule 3 shall be deemed to constitute conduct "unworthy of an attorney” for purposes of 4 M.R.S.A. § 851 and M. Bar R. 7(e)(6)(A).”
In Re Dineen, 380 A.2d 603 (Me. 1977). “Acting pursuant to 4 M.R.S.A. § 851 (Supp. 1973), the Attorney General of Maine filed an information requesting that appropriate disciplinary measures be imposed on appellant, an attorney in York County, on the ground that he had “conducted himself in a manner unworthy of an…”
Bd. of Overseers of the Bar v. Brown, 623 A.2d 1268 (Me. 1993). “Violation of these rules shall be deemed to constitute conduct “unworthy of an attorney" for purposes of 4 M.R.S.A. § 851 and Rule [7.1 & 7.2]. Nothing in this Code is intended to limit or supersede any provision of law relating to the duties and obligations of attorneys or the…”
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