Michael Steven Morgan v. State of Oklahoma ex rel. Oklahoma Bar Association

On February 7, 2013, Petitioner, Michael Steven Morgan, was subjected to an immediate interim suspension in State ex rel. Oklahoma Bar Association v. Morgan, SCBD No. 5964 (Okla. filed Jan. 30, 2013), after this Court received notice that he was convicted on one count of Theft or Bribery in Programs Receiving Federal Funds in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 666(a)(1)(B) in the case of United States v. Morgan, No. 5:11-cr-00108-C (W.D. Okla. filed Mar. 30, 2011).1 The imposition of final discipline was postponed during the pendency of Petitioner's appeal of this conviction.2 After the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed his conviction, Petitioner obtained this Court's approval to resign pending disciplinary proceedings on August 2, 2016.3 But the Court deemed his resignation effective as of February 7, 2013--meaning he would be eligible to apply for reinstatement as early as February 7, 2018.4







On September 25, 2020, Petitioner applied for reinstatement. As required by Rule 11.3 of the Rules Governing Disciplinary Proceedings (RGDP), 5 O.S.2011, ch. 1, app. 1-A, a panel of the Professional Responsibility Tribunal (PRT) held a hearing on Petitioner's application on April 28, 2021.5 In their report filed pursuant to Rule 11.5 of the RGDP on July 12, 2021, the panel found:

Reinstated.