Monthly Archives: February 2019

Illinois disciplinary complaint alleges that lawyer lied about cancer to obtain delays in litigation and justify LSAT score

Posted on February 27, 2019 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Illinois disciplinary complaint that alleges that a lawyer falsely claimed that both he and a nonexistent son had stomach cancer in multiple false statements that began when … Continue reading →

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New York lawyer suspended for lying to law firm about brief filings and drafting fake brief and e-mails to support false statements

Posted on February 19, 2019 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent suspension of a New York law firm associate lawyer who lied about filing briefs and drafted a fake brief and created false e-mails to support his false … Continue reading →

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Disbarred Georgia lawyer convicted of stealing client money and scheduled to enter prison allegedly killed his mother and fled

Posted on February 14, 2019 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent voluntary disbarment of a Georgia lawyer convicted of stealing thousands of dollars of client money and schedule to enter prison, who allegedly stabbed his mother to death … Continue reading →

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Louisiana lawyer is suspended after criminal battery conviction for chest bumping a prosecutor

Posted on February 8, 2019 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Louisiana Supreme Court disciplinary opinion which suspended a lawyer after he was convicted of misdemeanor battery for chest bumping a criminal prosecutor.  The disciplinary case is: In … Continue reading →

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Illinois Bar Complaint alleges that former large firm lawyer inflated hours because of perceived billing expectations

Posted on February 5, 2019 by jcorsmeier

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent (January 11, 2019) Illinois Bar Complaint which alleges that an Illinois lawyer inflated his billable hours because of perceived expectations from his law firm.  The case is: … Continue reading →

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