Illinois disciplinary panel recommends Rod Blagojevich be disbarred

Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich should be stripped of his law license, the state’s disciplinary agency for lawyers announced on Tuesday.

Mar 4, 2020 2:35 PM CST

State supreme court gives 2-year suspension for lawyer who forged signatures of judge and clerk

The Kansas Supreme Court has suspended a lawyer, who forged the signatures of a judge and a clerk, for two years. In its Feb. 28 opinion, the court said its suspension of Laurel Kupka is “warranted given the serious nature of the respondent’s acts.”

Mar 4, 2020 12:51 PM CST

Indiana AG may face license suspension, despite dismissal of sexual misconduct suit

A federal judge dismissed Monday a lawsuit brought against Indiana’s attorney general by four women who accused him of groping them at a 2018 party. The judge said the allegations against Curtis Hill are “disgraceful” but don’t violate any federal laws.

Mar 3, 2020 1:32 PM CST

Afternoon Briefs: LGBTQ students sue for sex ed equality; judge’s law license is suspended 5 times

South Carolina LGBTQ students fight for equality in sexual education Eli Bundy, a 15-year-old sophomore at Charleston County School of the Arts in South Carolina, is the leader of the school’s Gender and Sexuality Alliance, one of three groups suing the state’s superintendent of education in an effort to repeal…

Mar 2, 2020 4:16 PM CST

Judge should be fired for ‘sexist remarks’ and other misconduct, commission finds

A New York family court judge who engaged in a “pattern of inappropriate behavior” toward female court employees should be fired, the state’s Commission on Judicial Conduct has determined.

Mar 2, 2020 9:48 AM CST

Lawyer blasted by judge for conduct in Chevron case should get his law license back, ethics referee says

A special referee is recommending that a lawyer regain his law license, despite a federal judge’s finding that the lawyer obtained a fraudulent judgment against Chevron in Ecuador.

Feb 26, 2020 12:23 PM CST

Lawyer who withdrew cash from trust account with ATM card gets suspended

A lawyer who made personal cash withdrawals from his lawyer trust account with an ATM card has been suspended for three years.

Feb 20, 2020 11:51 AM CST

In ‘Bart Simpson-esque’ punishment, lawyer is ordered to pledge compliance with ethics rules in legible handwriting

A Cleveland-area lawyer had to show his contrition with a $500 fine and a written mea culpa as a result of a judge’s order last week.

Feb 18, 2020 1:53 PM CST

Lawyer is suspended after he is accused of misleading and bullying judge

The Tennessee Supreme Court has suspended a Georgia lawyer after a hearing board found that he misled an administrative law judge and bullied her during his representation of a methadone clinic.

Feb 13, 2020 10:18 AM CST

State supreme court disbars lawyer who used money from his trust account to run strip club

The Florida Supreme Court has disbarred a suspended lawyer who operated a strip club with money from his attorney trust account.

Feb 11, 2020 10:47 AM CST

Afternoon Briefs: 2-time SCOTUS litigant gets settlement; at-large judge elections upheld in voting rights case

Florida man wins $875K settlement after two trips to the Supreme Court A Florida man who won twice in the U.S. Supreme Court will get an $875,000 settlement for his troubles from the city of Riviera Beach. Litigant Fane Lozman said the money covers his legal fees but “it doesn’t…

Feb 6, 2020 4:11 PM CST

Afternoon Briefs: Utah allows bar admission for DACA immigrants; first openly gay federal judge dies

Utah allows bar admission for DACA immigrants The Utah Supreme Court has approved a new rule that allows immigrants brought to the country illegally as children to gain admission to the state bar. The U.S. Department of Justice had opposed the move, citing the Trump administration’s decision to rescind the…

Feb 4, 2020 3:14 PM CST

Former BigLaw partner is suspended after writing himself checks from firm, claiming gambling addiction

A former partner at Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker has been suspended after an ethics panel concluded that he wrote himself checks from the law firm’s operating account and then lied about a gambling addiction.

Feb 4, 2020 1:45 PM CST

Lawyer is reprimanded for lifting quotes from Supreme Court justices on her judicial application

An Arizona lawyer has been reprimanded for lifting quotes from U.S. Supreme Court justices on her application for a seat on the state’s court of appeals.

Feb 3, 2020 10:37 AM CST

Is it time to reevaluate the standard for legal malpractice in criminal cases?

Feb 1, 2020 12:40 AM CST