Sentences with phrase «disbarment because»
It's become very difficult to come back from disbarment because that's saved for the most serious offenses.»
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In ordering the disbarment, the Supreme Judicial Court rejected Finneran's contention that he should be given lighter discipline because his false testimony was unrelated to his practice of law.
Travel costs to investigate cases, attend a deposition, trial, a court hearing, mediation, and even to attend your own disbarment proceedings are deductible because they are directly connected to the practice of law.
A trial judge in Pearson's divorce also denied his motion seeking responses to 248 requests for admissions and ordered him to pay $ 12,000 in legal fees to VanLowe because he was «substantially responsible for «excessive driving up» of the legal costs by «threatening both wife and her lawyer with disbarment» and creating unnecessary litigation,» the appeals ruling stated.
Attorneys must adhere to an ethical code in Illinois and many are reluctant to enter any area that may even be a shade of grey because the risks are too great, including fines, suspension and even disbarment.