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Dennis J. O’Shea (WSBA No. 12249, admitted 1952), of Spokane, has been disbarred effective July 10, 1998, by order of the Supreme Court of Washington. The Supreme Court’s order of reciprocal discipline, pursuant to Rule for Lawyer Discipline 12.6, is based on the June 3, 1997, judgment of the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) disbarring O’Shea.
In response to the Bar Association’s petition for reciprocal discipline, O’Shea sought a stay of the proceedings to allow him to attempt to overturn the judgment of disbarment that had been entered by default by the Supreme Court of CNMI. The Supreme Court of Washington placed the reciprocal discipline proceedings on hold pending disposition of O’Shea’s motion to set aside the CNMI judgment of disbarment. On May 27, 1998, the Superior Court of CNMI denied O’Shea’s motion to set aside the judgment of disbarment. The Washington Supreme Court considered en banc O’Shea’s request that the reciprocal proceedings be further placed on hold to allow an appeal to the Supreme Court of CNMI. The Washington Supreme Court denied O’Shea’s request for a further extension and adopted the order of the Superior Court of CNMI, disbarring O’Shea from the practice of law in the State of Washington.
Respondent represented himself. Disciplinary Counsel Jean K. McElroy represented the Bar Association.
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