Lawyer Discipline

Pro-Trump lawyer retires from law practice, leading state bar to drop ethics cases against him

A lawyer involved in litigation to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election has agreed to permanently retire from law practice, leading the State Bar of Georgia to drops its two disciplinary cases against him.

Jul 7, 2023 8:38 AM CDT

Lawyer censured for ‘testi-lied’ remark about witness testimony

A Rhode Island lawyer has been censured for commenting that an expert witness had “testi-lied,” leading to a mistrial.

Jul 6, 2023 2:54 PM CDT

Suspended lawyer accused of trying to frame attorney father now charged with his murder

Updated: A suspended Florida lawyer accused of trying to frame his father in a trust account theft is now charged with his shooting death Saturday.

Jul 5, 2023 10:17 AM CDT

Ex-judge agrees to disbarment after she is accused of stealing money from former Tuskegee Airman

A retired judge in Cook County, Illinois, has asked the Illinois Supreme Court to remove her from the attorney rolls after an ethics complaint accused her of stealing more than $246,000 from a Tuskegee Airman who had been married to her aunt.

Jun 30, 2023 8:41 AM CDT

Pro-Trump lawyers deserve sanctions for ‘whole raft’ of baseless election claims, 6th Circuit says

Lawyers who support former President Donald Trump deserve sanctions for their lawsuit alleging that Michigan officials “fraudulently manipulat[ed] the vote” in November 2020 through a “wide-ranging interstate—and international—collaboration” to ensure a win for now-President Joe Biden, a federal appeals court ruled Friday.

Jun 29, 2023 8:55 AM CDT

Lawyer admits spending over $8.7M in investor money on Vegas gambling, lavish lifestyle

A California lawyer has agreed to a plea deal to resolve charges that she gambled away and spent more than $8.7 million in investor money that was supposed to fund loans to celebrities, professional athletes and other wealthy people.

Jun 15, 2023 3:03 PM CDT

Lawyer censured for using TeamViewer to snoop on former firm’s business activity

A lawyer in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, has been censured after acknowledging that he “fell into stupid” and accessed his former law firm’s computer system to monitor his former partner’s business activity.

Jun 6, 2023 3:24 PM CDT

Weekly Briefs: New ethics rule considered in Virginia; name partner launches new firm

Virginia proposes ban on agreements limiting ethics complaints A proposed ethics rule in Virginia would ban lawyers from making agreements with clients or former clients that limit their right to pursue disciplinary complaints. The Virginia State Bar is seeking public comment on the proposal, which would be added to Rule…

May 26, 2023 10:48 AM CDT

Lawyer who sought client relationship with ‘daddy/daughter dynamic’ gets suspension

A Lancaster, Ohio, lawyer has been suspended after texting a client that he would like to share a “daddy/daughter dynamic” with her “in and out of the bedroom.”

May 2, 2023 12:45 PM CDT

Ex-judge who ended up in hotel with lawyer after bar gathering gets censure for sexual propositions

A former Colorado judge who acknowledges that his judgment was impaired by alcohol during an informal gathering at a state bar event has been publicly censured for repeatedly propositioning a lawyer there.

May 2, 2023 11:32 AM CDT

Lawyers suspended for copying client data, unilaterally notifying clients about new firm

Two Florida associates who hoped to take their clients with them when they left their personal injury law firm have been suspended from law practice for violating bar rules during that process.

Apr 25, 2023 12:04 PM CDT

Georgia’s discipline process racially biased, suit claims; data on alleged disparity sought

Updated: A Black lawyer has filed a proposed class action lawsuit that accuses Georgia disciplinary officials of racial discrimination in the handling of ethics complaints.

Apr 25, 2023 10:47 AM CDT

In case of ‘textbook contempt,’ suspended lawyer who refused to comply with ethics orders is fined $100 a day

A Boston-area lawyer has been fined $100 a day and subjected to a lengthier suspension after she was held in contempt for falsely holding herself out as eligible to practice law on her website and voice mail.

Apr 18, 2023 12:10 PM CDT

Lawyer on hot mic who used obscenities to describe decision faces possible discipline

An Illinois lawyer should receive a stayed suspension after she described a judge’s adverse ruling as “f- - -ing bulls- - -” while on a hot mic, according to a recommendation by ethics regulators.

Apr 13, 2023 1:14 PM CDT

Town justice should be removed for ‘remarkable array of misconduct,’ commission administrator says

A town justice in Guilford, New York, should be removed from the bench for making sexual comments to attorneys, displaying inappropriate bumper stickers, placing his handgun on the bench, failing to attend to his duties, and ignoring traffic tickets, according to the New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct.

Apr 11, 2023 1:58 PM CDT