Alaska Supreme Court

In the Matter of Michael P. Nash, Applicant to the Alaska Bar Association — Fabe, J., Dissenting

July 29, 20112011 Alas. LEXIS 75

Summary

Justice Fabe dissented from the decision admitting Michael Nash to the Alaska Bar, concluding that the record did not establish that Nash had met his burden of proving the requisite moral character. The dissent emphasized the hearing master's adverse credibility finding, the Board's procedural and factual deficiencies, and the need for a new evidentiary hearing rather than either admission or denial. The dissent would have remanded to the Board for an impartial hearing and additional findings.