JAMES J. NEEL v. Comm'n for Lawyer Discipline

On April 21, 2008, the Board of Disciplinary Appeals dismissed for want of prosecution the appeal of Fort Worth attorney James J. Neel, 60, SBOT Card No. 14857500, of a judgment of partially probated suspension signed by the Evidentiary Panel for the State Bar of Texas District 07A grievance committee in Case No. D0040629268 on May 11, 2007. The Board found that Neel did not file a reporter's record or a brief. The Board issued an Order to Show Cause to Neel on January 28, 2008, giving him 30 days to respond and show cause as to why the appeal should not be dismissed for want of prosecution. Neel did not respond.

BODA Cause Number: 
40157
Type of Matter: 
Evidentiary Appeal
SBOT Cause No.: 
D0040629268
BODA Decision: 
Dismissed for Want of Prosecution
Appealed to the Supreme Court: 
No
Pleadings: 
SBOT Card No.: 
14857500