Mr. Allen A Haggard, Attorney
Allen A Haggard 
- Law School: Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University 1971
- Status: Suspended
- Licensed: 53 years
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| Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University | Law School | 1971 |
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| Arizona | 1971 |
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AZ State Lawyer Additional Information: More About: Mr. Allen A Haggard, Educated at Arizona State, admitted to practice in 1971, admitted to the State Bar of Arizona April 3, 1971. Discipline Date: 07/26/1979 Discipline Activity: Suspension - long term Discipline Detail: MR. HAGGARD HAS BEEN SUSPENDED FROM THE PRACTICE OF LAW FOR 9 MONTHS BY ORDER OF THE ARIZONA SUPREME COURT, EFFECTIVE 7/26/79. IN ITS WRITTEN OPINION, THE SUPREME COURT UPHELD THE FINDINGS OF THE STATE BAR LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE AND THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD THAT ALLEN HAGGARD NEGLECTED FOUR LEGAL MATTERS ENTRUSTED TO HIM, HANDLED THREE LEGAL MATTERS ENTRUSTED TO HIM WITHOUT PREPARATION ADEQUATE IN THE CIRCUMSTANCES, AND IN ONE COMPLAINT, ENGAGED IN CONDUCT INVOLVING MISREPRESENTATION. THE SUPREME COURT FURTHER FOUND MR. HAGGARD GUILTY OF MISREPRESENTATION TO THE LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE AND THE DISCIPLINARY BOARD WHEN HIS CONDUCT WAS CALLED INTO QUESTION.IN ONE OF THE COMPLAINTS, AN ADOPTION MATTER, THE LOCAL ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE'S FINDINGS WERE THAT MR. HAGGARD DID NOT FAMILIARIZE HIMSELF, WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME AFTER ACCEPTING EMPLOYMENT, WITH THE BASIC ADOPTION STATUTES PERTAINING TO THE CERTIFICATION OF HIS CLIENTS AS ACCEPTABLE TO ADOPT CHILDREN, OR THE NECESSITY OF EITHER TO OBTAIN THE CONSENT OF THE KNOWN NATURAL PARENTS TO THEADOPTION, OR THE INITIATION OF SEVERANCE PROCEEDINGS. MR. HAGGARD ALSO FAILED, FOR A PERIOD OF TEN MONTHS, TO PREPARE A FORMAL ORDER PROVIDING FOR TEMPORARY CUSTODY OF THE CHILD BY HIS CLIENTS, DESPITE HAVING BEEN ORDERED TO DO SO BY THECOURT; FAILED TO FILE A PETITION TO ADOPT FOR A PERIOD IN EXCESS OF SIX MONTHS AFTER HIS CLIENTS HAD BEEN CERTIFIED AS ACCEPTABLE TO ADOPT THE CHILD; AND FOR A PERIOD IN EXCESS OF 18 MONTHS, FAILED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO EITHER OBTAIN THE CONSENT OF THE CHILD'S NATURAL FATHER TO THE ADOPTION, OR TO INITIATE PROCEEDINGS TO TERMINATE THE PARENTAL RELATIONSHIP OF THE NATURAL FATHER WITH THE CHILD.DURING THE DELAYS, THE CLIENTS TELEPHONED THE RESPONDENT ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS SEEKING AN EXPLANATIONAS TO THE CAUSE OF THE DELAY. ON TWO OCCASIONS, MR. HAGGARD TOLD HIS CLIENTS THAT HEARINGS WERE SET ON THE PETITION TO ADOPT WHEN, IN FACT, NO PETITION HAD EVER BEEN FILED BY THE RESPONDENT. AT ONE POINT, WHEN ASKED ABOUT THE DELAY, THERESPONDENT TOLD HIS CLIENTS THAT THE JUDGES WERE ALL ON VACATION AND NO HEARINGS COULD BE HELD. THE CLIENTS THEN CONTACTED THE COURT, AND THE COURT HAS INDICATED THAT HAGGARD MISLED THE CLIENTS AS TO THE STATUS OF THE ADOPTION, AND WAS TRYING TO SHIFT THE BLAME FOR HIS DELAY TO THE COURT THE COMMITTEE FURTHER FOUND THAT MR. HAGGARD TESTIFIED TO THE COMMITTEE THAT HE WAS NOT AWARE OF THE EXISTENCE OF AKNOWN FATHER OF THE CHILD UNTIL JUNE, 1975, ALTHOUGH THERE IS CLEAR AND CONVINCING EVIDENCE THAT HE KNEW OF THE KNOWN FATHER IN SEPTEMBER, 1973; THAT HE PUBLISHED THE PETITION TO ADOPT AND PREPARED THE FORMAL ORDER OF ADOPTION STATING THAT THERE WAS NO KNOWN NATURAL FATHER WHEN HE KNEW THERE WAS ONEAND THAT HAGGARD GAVE TESTIMONY DESIGNED TO MISLEAD THE COMMITTEE.THE ABOVE CONDUCT WAS FOUND TO BE IN VIOLATION OFDISCIPLINARY RULES 1-102(A)(4) AND 6-101(A)(2) AND (3) OF THE RULES OF THE SUPREME COURT.THE SUPREME COURT HAS ORDERED THAT MR. HAGGARD REPAY COSTS INCURRED BY THE STATE BAR IN THIS MATTER IN THE AMOUNT OF 1,099.84, PRIOR TO ANY APPLICATION FOR REINSTATEMENT.");">Case: 74-0023, Charges: 4 This website does not display all lawyer sanctions, such as admonitions/informal reprimands, or any pending formal proceedings. Contact the State Bar of Arizona at 602.340.7384 or use the lawyer history form to confirm the lawyer¡¯s entire record. AZ State Lawyer Additional Information: Discipline: Suspension Discipline Date: 07/26/1979
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Update Date: 2021-05-27
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