James Scott Adams v. Arkansas State Board of Law Examiners

Summary

The court affirmed the Board's determination that Adams was procedurally barred from seeking readmission because his voluntary surrender of his law license was based on conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation. Applying the plain language of the governing readmission provision and the court's precedent, the court held that eligibility was foreclosed without consideration of rehabilitation. The court also concluded that the Board had correctly applied the governing rule to Adams's admitted conduct.