Below the Bar (88)
Indy Attorney Disbarred for Shocking Offenses
- Below the Bar
- Written by PLP News
The Indiana Supreme Court has ordered the disbarment of a lawyer who brandished a gun in the office, shared confidential information about clients, and misappropriated $150,00 of his clients’ money. So reports The Indiana Lawyer.
Read more...Attorney Must Tell New Clients He is a 'Crook, Cheat, Thief and Liar'
- Below the Bar
- Written by PLP News
A defense lawyer who lied to his client about a plea agreement has been ordered to tell all the clients he deals with over the next year that he is a “crook, cheat, thief and liar.” So reports Post-Crescent Media.
Read more...Big Texas Law Firm Liable for $200M in Malpractice
- Below the Bar
- Written by PLP News
A jury ordered the Texas-based international law firm Andrews Kurth to pay $200 million in a malpractice case filed by a man that the firm represented in a dispute over management of his family-owned business. So reports Mahany Law.
Read more...Lawyer Fails to Refund Clients’ Cash Despite Impending Suspension for Sex With a Minor
- Below the Bar
- Written by PLP News
The California State Bar is poised to disbar a lawyer for failing to return more than $120,000 to clients, whom he took on despite knowing he was about to be suspended for unlawful sex with a minor. So reports the Los Angeles Times.
Read more...Lawyer Disbarred for Helping Client Dupe Drug Testers
- Below the Bar
- Written by PLP News
A lawyer was disbarred in Louisiana for violating several professional conduct rules. So reports the Legal Profession Blog.
Read more...Ex-Judge Admits He Reduced Verdict in Exchange for Campaign Contribution
- Below the Bar
- Written by PLP News
A former Arkansas judge is facing three years in prison for allowing a nursing home’s contribution to his political campaign to influence his decision to reduce a negligence verdict against that business by several million dollars. So reports Arkansas Business.
Read more...Legislator’s Former Law Firm Sues Him For Fraud
- Below the Bar
- Written by PLP News
The former law firm of David Denenberg, an attorney who was running for New York State Senate, has filed a lawsuit accusing him of overbilling $2 million. So reports Crain’s.
Read more...Atlanta Real Estate Lawyer Accused of Embezzling $30M
- Below the Bar
- Written by PLP News
The Atlanta law firm Morris Hardwick Schneider has filed a suit accusing one of its former partners, Nathan E. Hardwick IV, of diverting more than $30 million. So reports The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Read more...Brooklyn Man Accused of Impersonating Attorney
- Below the Bar
- Written by PFA News
Federal prosecutors have charged a Brooklyn man who represented clients in at least 12 federal lawsuits with impersonating a lawyer. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...Judge to Burger King Worker: ‘Get a Real Job’
- Below the Bar
- Written by PLP News
A Montana judge told a Burger King employee ordered to pay $13,600 in restitution for vandalizing to “get a real job” that will allow him to compensate his victims.
Read more...Most Read
-
-
Feb 08 2014
-
Written by Administrator
-
-
-
Mar 20 2016
-
Written by Administrator
-
-
-
Apr 13 2016
-
Written by Administrator
-
-
-
Feb 14 2016
-
Written by Administrator
-