IN RE W. CECIL GRANT, PETITIONER

Fla. | 1962-05-23
No. 31504
ROBERTS, C. J., and DREW, THORN-AL, O’CONNELL and CALDWELL, JJ., concur.
139 So. 2d 405 Florida Supreme Court (1962) Positive Treatment
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Synopsis

The Florida Supreme Court granted a lawyer's petition to resign from the bar, terminating his privilege to practice law without the possibility of reinstatement. The court accepted the Board of Governors' recommendation after the lawyer withdrew his objection to the no-reinstatement condition.


Holding

Yes, the Florida Supreme Court ordered that W. Cecil Grant's name be stricken from the rolls of The Florida Bar, terminating his privilege to practice law without leave for reinstatement.


Key Quotes

“the public interest, the purity of the courts, the administration of justice and the confidence of the public in the legal profession would not be adversely affected by permitting the petitioner, W. Cecil Grant, to withdraw from the privilege of the practice of law, provided, however, that the same be granted without leave for reinstatement.”

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Facts & Procedural History

W. Cecil Grant petitioned the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar for leave to resign. The Board recommended granting the resignation but without le…

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Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM.

PER CURIAM.

The petitioner, W. Cecil Grant, filed with the Board of Governors of The Florida Bar his petition for leave to resign which was thereafter duly considered by said Board of Governors. On March 7, 1962, the Board of Governors filed in this Court its judgment in which it found that the public interest, the purity of the courts, the administration of justice and the confidence of the public in the legal profession would not be adversely affected by permitting the petitioner, W. Cecil Grant, to withdraw from the privilege of the practice of law, provided, however, that the same be granted without leave for reinstatement.

The petitioner filed objections to that portion of the foregoing judgment which granted leave to withdraw without the privilege to apply for reinstatement but, subsequent to the filing of said objections in this Court, the said petitioner withdrew the same and the matter has now been considered by the Court, whereupon

It is the order of this Court that the name of W. Cecil Grant be stricken from the rolls of The Florida Bar and the privilege heretofore enjoyed by the said W. Cecil Grant to practice law in the State of Florida is hereby terminated and withdrawn without leave for reinstatement. In re Application of Harper, Fla.1956, 84 So.2d 700, 54 A.L.R.2d 1272.

ROBERTS, C. J., and DREW, THORN-AL, O’CONNELL and CALDWELL, JJ., concur.


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  • In re Rassner, 265 So. 2d 363 (Fla. 1972)
    …Florida Bar v. Penny, 164 So. 2d 5 (Fla.1964). Permanency has likewise been recognized upon “resignation without leave for reinstatement” in In re Joel, 160 So. 2d 110 (Fla.1964); The Florida Bar v. Ashmann, 167 So. 2d 864 (Fla.1964); In re Grant, 139 So. 2d 405 (Fla.1962); and In re Talbott, 172 So. 2d 579 (Fla.1965). . Effective 12-1-72 under New Integration Rule 11:10(4), a “disbarred” attorney must be “recycled” and meet requirements of new admissions to the Bar, including the Bar Examination. In Matte…

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