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Disgraced Financier Says His Lawyers Committed Malpractice
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Disgraced financier Thomas White, who was accused of having sex with underage boys in Mexico, is suing the well-respected attorneys who represented him in civil suits filed by his accusers, the Recorder reports.
Read more...Phony Cab Receipts Lead to Ethics Charges for Attorney
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Ethics charges have been filed in Illinois against a former partner in the real estate practice group in the Chicago office of Sidney, Austin, Brown & Wood, according to the Legal Profession Blog.
Read more...GC Gives Speech at National Conference Criticizing His Own Staff
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The general counsel of the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) gave a speech recently in front of regulators from around the country describing a "hypothetical" state utility regulator whose staff attorneys need to learn a lesson about loyalty and good judgment, according to the Recorder.
Read more...Lawyers Suspended for Encouraging Client to Change Story
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Two Fordham Law School alumni who opened their own personal injury firm shortly after graduating have been suspended from practice by the New York Appellate Division for influencing their client to lie about where she was injured in a fall, according to the Legal Profession Blog.
Read more...Sending intern’s horror-film clip gets ex-partner 3 year suspension
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A former partner of an Indiana law firm has been suspended from practice for three years for persuading his paralegal to impersonate that firm's managing partner and send an email attaching a horror-film clip in which a new hire seemingly was onscreen in a state of undress, according to an ABA Journal article.
Read more...Ex-Jefferson Parish Top Lawyer’s License Suspended 3 Yrs
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The Louisiana Supreme Court suspended former Jefferson Parish Attorney Tom Wilkinson's license to practice law for three years retroactive to Oct. 24. The Court said his role in scandal that landed former Parish President Aaron Broussard in prison yielded the suspension.
Read more...Judge Suspended for Holding Attorney in Contempt
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Judge Kenneth Post of Michigan has been sanctioned for sending Scott Millard to jail for contempt of court during a 2011 case after the attorney advised his client not to answer questions about alleged drug use, reads a Holland Sentinel story via the Associated Press.
Read more...Victim’s Family Sues Lawyer for Disclosing What Got Him Killed
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The family of Baltimore murder victim Isiah Callaway last week filed suit against Callaway’s former lawyer, Larry Feldman, for allegedly sharing information that induced Callaway’s killer, Tavon Davis, to arrange for Callaway’s death.
Read more...Ex-Prosecutor Jailed for Hiding Evidence to Convict Innocent Man
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A specially convened court in Texas found probable cause to believe that a former Williamson County district attorney broke two state laws and committed criminal contempt of court for lying to the trial judge of Michael Morton, a man who was convicted in 1987 for murdering his first wife, according to American-Statesman.
Read more...Ex-Justice, Wife Charged with DA Murders
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A former justice of the peace and his wife have been charged with capital murder in connection with the deaths of a Texas district attorney, his wife and his deputy, according to NBC News.
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