William (Wild Bill) McKechnie was ordered suspended from practice by the ND Disciplinary Board several months ago and his appeal  is scheduled for Oral Argument: 10/15/2003  02:45pm . McKechnie, now has a Virtual Online Office and is a financial advisor for New England Financial Group. A recent UND Law Professor, McKechnie previously ran for Grand Forks States Atty but withdrew after being criminally convicted for passing a bad check for $25 to Superpumper. (Ironically, even his own bank wouldn't extend this advisor $25 credit).

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http://www.court.state.nd.us/court/docket/20030153.htm   North Dakota Supreme Court Docket   Disciplinary Board v. McKechnie   20030153 In the Matter of the Application for Disciplinary Action Against William E. McKechnie, a Member of the Bar of the State of North Dakota ------------------------------------ Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of the State of North Dakota, Petitioner v. William E. McKechnie, Respondent Nature of Action: Disciplinary Proceedings (Civil) Counsel: Petitioner: Loralyn Kay Hegland Respondent: Zuger Kirmis & Smith Term: 10/2003   Argument: 10/15/2003  02:45pm Issues: Petitioner's Statement of the Issues: I. Whether there was clear and convincing evidence that McKechnie violated Rule 1.3, NDRPC. II. Whether the hearing panel's recommendation of a one-year suspension from the practice of law and the payment of costs is appropriate under the North Dakota Standards For Imposing Lawyer Discipline. III. Whether the hearing panel erred in failing to recommend that McKechnie pay restitution to Marvin French. IV. Whether McKechnie was denied due process. Respondent's Statement of the Issues: A.The Hearing Panel Violated McKechnie's Due Process Rights By Exceeding the Scope of Remand B. McKechnie's Due Process Rights Were Violated By Not Receiving Proper Notice And A Fair Opportunity to Meet The Charges Leveled Against Him C. Hegland Failed To Meet Her Burden of Presenting Clear And Convincing Evidence That McKechnie Violates N.D.R.Prof. Conduct 1.3 D. The Hearing Panel's Findings Of Fact Upon Remand Are Clearly Erroneous E. The Hearing Panel Abused Its Discretion In Concluding McKechnie Violated Rule 1.3 and Did Not Assign the French Matter to Waller Until September 1998 F. The Hearing Panel Abused Its Discretion In Recommending a One-Year Suspension G. Hegland Abused Her Discretion in Requesting Costs and Attorney's Fees On Issues Upon Which Were Dismissed H. Disciplinary Counsel Abused Her Discretion In Recommending That McKechnie Pay Restitution     Docket entries: 1 06/02/2003 REPORT OF HEARING BODY SERVED ON PARTIES/COUNSEL 2 06/05/2003 Disciplinary Counsel's Objections to Report of Hearing Panel & Cert./Serv. 3 06/10/2003 Certificate on Appeal 4 06/17/2003 Objections by Respondent William E. McKechnie to Report of Hearing Panel w/ attachments & Cert/Serv 5 06/24/2003 Supplemental Certificate 6 07/22/2003 RESPONDENT BRIEF 7 07/22/2003 RESPONDENT'S APPENDIX 8 07/22/2003 Affidavit of Service by Mail 9 07/22/2003 DISK - RPB 10 07/22/2003 PETITIONER BRIEF 11 07/22/2003 PETITIONER'S APPENDIX 12 07/23/2003 Corrected covers for PTB and Appendix 13 07/25/2003 DISK - PTB 14 07/28/2003 8 corrected covers for RPB & appendix Generated from Supreme Court Docket on 09/18/2003