Any attorney or counselor at law may be removed or suspended from practice in the courts of this state for any of the following reasons:

(1) If he be convicted of any criminal offense involving moral turpitude;

Terms Used In Missouri Laws 484.190

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of the statutes, mean the section next preceding or next following that in which the reference is made, unless some other section is expressly designated in the reference. See Missouri Laws 1.020
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • State: when applied to any of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" includes such district and territories. See Missouri Laws 1.020

(2) If he unlawfully retain his client’s money or if he is guilty of any malpractice, fraud, deceit or misdemeanor whatsoever in his professional capacity;

(3) If he shall have been removed, suspended or disbarred from the practice of law in any other state or jurisdiction and shall fail to disclose such fact in his application for license to practice law in this state.