Carl Donald Hughes v. Commission for Lawyer Discipline

On February 1, 2022, the Board of Disciplinary Appeals issued a Judgment in the appeal filed by Dallas attorney CARL DONALD HUGHES, JR. [#10209000]. The Board affirmed the Default Judgment of Partially Probated Suspension issued by an evidentiary panel of the District 6 Grievance Committee of the State Bar of Texas on May 18, 2021. The evidentiary panel found that Hughes violated Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct 1.03(a) and (b) (communication), 1.15(d) (protection of client’s interests upon termination), and 8.04(a)(8) (misconduct involving failure to provide a required response to the Chief Disciplinary Counsel’s office or a district grievance committee). Hughes was suspended for thirty-six months, with an eighteen-month active suspension beginning June 1, 2021, and ending May 30, 2022, followed by probated suspension, which shall end on May 30, 2024. On September 2, 2022, the Supreme Court of Texas affirmed the Judgment [Case No. 22-0116]. BODA Case No. 65757.

 

BODA Cause Number: 
65757
Type of Matter: 
Evidentiary Appeal
Date Filed: 
Friday, August 13, 2021
SBOT Cause No.: 
201900501
SBOT Discipline: 
Partially Probated Suspension
SBOT Grievance Committee Number: 
6-2
BODA Decision: 
Affirmed
Appealed to the Supreme Court: 
Yes
Supreme Court Decision: 
Affirmed
Supreme Court Decision Date: 
Sep 2 2022
Pleadings: 
PDF icon Respondent's Notice of Appeal
PDF icon Appellant's Brief
PDF icon Appellee's Brief
PDF icon Judgment Affirming Partially Probated Suspension
SBOT Card No.: 
00787305