Category Archives: Lawyer criminal misconduct

California Supreme Court adopts rule requiring lawyers to report other lawyers who engage in serious misconduct

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the California Supreme Court’s adoption of a Bar Rule requiring lawyers to report other lawyers who engage in dishonesty, fraud, deceit , or reckless or intentional misrepresentation or misappropriation … Continue reading

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California lawyer sentenced to prison for wire fraud for lying to clients about winning cases and forging court document judges’ signatures

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent sentencing of a California lawyer to 37 months in prison and $254,354.00 in restitution after he pled guilty to wire fraud for lying to clients about winning … Continue reading

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Florida Bar Board of Governors approves amendment to Bar Rule 3-5.2 regarding emergency suspension of lawyers charged felony crime

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the Florida Bar Board of Governor’s (BOG) vote to approve the proposed amendment to Florida Bar Rule 3-5.2 regarding emergency suspension of lawyers charged with a felony crime in … Continue reading

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Florida Bar Board of Governors to consider amendment to Bar Rule 3-5.2 regarding emergency suspension of lawyers charged with a felony crime

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the Florida Bar Board of Governor’s (BOG) review of a proposed amendment to Florida Bar Rule 3-5.2 regarding emergency suspension of lawyers charged with a felony crime in either … Continue reading

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Florida lawyer arrested and disbarred for disparaging statements and accusations of judicial witchcraft

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent Florida Supreme Court Order disbarring a lawyer for making disparaging statements and accusations regarding the judiciary and accusing judges of witchcraft.  The lawyer was also recently arrested … Continue reading

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Florida Supreme Court permanently disbars lawyer for, inter alia, breaking into former law firm, creating parallel firm, and filing multiple improper fee liens

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the recent Florida Supreme Court Order permanently disbarring a Florida lawyer for, inter alia, breaking into his former law firm and the firm’s storage unit, creating a parallel law firm, … Continue reading

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Ohio lawyer who passed $11.00 in cash to her jailed boyfriend faces six month stayed suspension

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert, which will discuss the recent Ohio Board of Professional Conduct report which recommends that an Ohio lawyer be suspended for six (6) months for passing $11.00 in cash under the table to … 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

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

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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Nevada lawyer suspended for 6 months and 1 day for displaying a gun at a deposition and other “appalling behavior”

Hello everyone and welcome to this Ethics Alert which will discuss the recent 6 month and 1 day suspension of a Nevada lawyer for brandishing a gun at a deposition, using derogatory language and repeatedly making inappropriate statements, and other … Continue reading

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