In re Howard
Opinion
Cite as 2015 Ark. 7
SUPREME COURT OF ARKANSAS No. D-14-1069
IN RE RICHARD LEE HOWARD IV Opinion Delivered January 15, 2015 ARK. BAR NO. 96151 P E T I T I ON TO S U R R E N D E R ARKANSAS LAW LICENSE
PETITION GRANTED.
On recommendation of the Supreme Court Committee on Professional Conduct, we
hereby accept the voluntary surrender, in lieu of disciplinary proceedings, of the license of
Richard Lee Howard IV of McKinney, Texas, to practice law in the State of Arkansas. In his
petition to voluntarily surrender his license to practice, filed with this court on December 11,
2014, Mr. Howard acknowledges that he pleaded guilty to the felony offense of conspiracy
to commit fraud in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1349. Mr. Howard also states that he wishes to
avoid the expense, stress, and publicity of further addressing his conviction.
The name of Richard Lee Howard IV shall be removed from the registry of attorneys
licensed by the State of Arkansas, and he is barred and enjoined from engaging in the practice
of law in this state.
It is so ordered.
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