Lawyer Discipline

Former district attorney disbarred for ‘mass dismissal’ of hundreds of cases, ‘drastic reduction’ in services

A former Laramie County, Wyoming, district attorney has been disbarred following her “mass dismissal” of about 400 cases, including a case in which a defendant was already serving his sentence and another case in which a defendant was awaiting sentencing after entering a guilty plea.

Apr 6, 2023 8:36 AM CDT

Lawyer who created fake documents to lower capital contribution should be suspended, review board says

An Illinois lawyer who created phony documents to lower his capital contribution to his law firm should be suspended for five months, an Illinois review board has found.

Apr 4, 2023 3:15 PM CDT

Disbarred lawyer who tried to ‘explain away the discipline’ can’t be substitute teacher, appeals court says

A disbarred lawyer can’t become an emergency substitute teacher in Pennsylvania after education officials found that he doesn’t satisfy the requirement for good moral character, a Pennsylvania appeals court has ruled.

Mar 28, 2023 11:17 AM CDT

86-year-old lawyer caught on video groping multiple clients avoids disbarment

An 86-year-old Missouri lawyer has been suspended, but not disbarred, for groping five clients and touching another on the buttocks—all incidents that were caught on video.

Mar 23, 2023 10:05 AM CDT

Former BigLaw attorney gets 1-year suspension for trading on information learned as conflicts counsel

A former Cozen O’Connor attorney has agreed to a one-year suspension of his law license in Pennsylvania for using information that he learned as a conflicts attorney to buy stock in advance of a merger.

Mar 21, 2023 2:47 PM CDT

Georgia lawyer who bragged of shutting down ‘stolen election shenanigans’ is found guilty in Jan. 6 case

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., found a Georgia criminal defense lawyer guilty of several charges Monday for entering the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, and pounding on doors with other rioters before making it to outside the office of Nancy Pelosi, then the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Mar 21, 2023 9:21 AM CDT

State bar finds ‘shocking past culture of unethical and unacceptable behavior’ in its handling of Girardi complaints

Disbarred trial lawyer Tom Girardi’s efforts to buy relationships and exercise influence at the State Bar of California likely caused some ethics complaints against him to be improperly closed, according to an outside review released Friday.

Mar 13, 2023 9:33 AM CDT

Lawyer who asserted Trump ‘won in a landslide’ on national TV censured for stolen election claims

A senior legal adviser to then-President Donald Trump has agreed to a public censure while admitting that her false claims about election fraud violated lawyer ethics rules.

Mar 9, 2023 10:16 AM CST

Lawyer convicted for stealing over $26M gives up law license; money was spent on gambling, jets, ‘social companions’

A former managing partner convicted in 2018 for stealing more than $26 million from his law firm and closing business has given up his Georgia law license.

Mar 8, 2023 12:05 PM CST

Tweets saying demonstrators should be shot and MSNBC anchor’s home should be burned lead to ethics charges

A Los Angeles lawyer is facing ethics charges for Twitter posts calling for the shooting and summary execution of protesters following the 2020 death of George Floyd while in police custody.

Mar 8, 2023 11:09 AM CST

Using data, law prof finds many disciplined lawyers represent consumers—with no oversight

A new working paper claims that for attorneys with records of public discipline, many are sole practitioners who opened firms following lawyer regulation decisions.

Mar 8, 2023 9:05 AM CST

First lawyer who advised Jan. 6 witness Cassidy Hutchinson should face ethics probe, group tells regulators

A group called Lawyers Defending American Democracy is asking ethics officials to investigate the lawyer who originally represented Cassidy Hutchinson, a former White House aide who testified before the Jan. 6, 2021, committee about events regarding the U.S. Capitol attack.

Mar 6, 2023 3:51 PM CST

Former district attorney disbarred for ‘mass dismissal’ of hundreds of cases, ‘drastic reduction’ in services

Lawyer who created fake documents to lower capital contribution should be suspended, review board says

Disbarred lawyer who tried to ‘explain away the discipline’ can’t be substitute teacher, appeals court says

86-year-old lawyer caught on video groping multiple clients avoids disbarment

Former BigLaw attorney gets 1-year suspension for trading on information learned as conflicts counsel

Georgia lawyer who bragged of shutting down ‘stolen election shenanigans’ is found guilty in Jan. 6 case

State bar finds ‘shocking past culture of unethical and unacceptable behavior’ in its handling of Girardi complaints

Lawyer who asserted Trump ‘won in a landslide’ on national TV censured for stolen election claims

Lawyer convicted for stealing over $26M gives up law license; money was spent on gambling, jets, ‘social companions’

Tweets saying demonstrators should be shot and MSNBC anchor’s home should be burned lead to ethics charges

Using data, law prof finds many disciplined lawyers represent consumers—with no oversight

First lawyer who advised Jan. 6 witness Cassidy Hutchinson should face ethics probe, group tells regulators

Taylor English partner screamed at opposing counsel, called her a ‘worthless human,’ sanctions motion claims

Judge tosses ethics case against Sidney Powell, citing ‘numerous defects’ in regulator’s exhibits

Magistrate judge recommends ethics probe of Northwestern law prof, who sees ‘crock of nonsense’

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