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On April 23, 2012 the Board of Disciplinary Appeals partially affirmed and partially reversed the judgment of active suspension of Houston attorney James Okoro Okorafor, 52, State Bar of Texas Card No. 15241710, signed on October 21, 2010 by the Evidentiary Panel for the State Bar of Texas District 4F grievance committee in Case Nos. H0060724640, H0030826302 and H0030826344. The Commission for Lawyer Discipline conceded that the evidentiary panel’s finding that Okorafor violated TDRPC 4.01(a) was error as a matter of law and in light of that concedes that the award of attorney’s fees to the State Bar of Texas was excessive. BODA rendered judgment suspending Okorafor from the practice of law from December 1, 2010 until April 23, 2012 and awarding attorney’s fees the State Bar of Texas in the amount of $1,000.

Type of Matter
Evidentiary Appeal
BODA Decision
Affirmed in part and rendered in part
BODA Cause Number
44357
SBOT Card No.
15241710
SBOT Cause No.
H0060724640
H0030826302
H0030826344
Appealed to the Supreme Court
Yes