Sentences with phrase «on disbarment»

Would one state's supreme court «essentially ignore the decision of a sister state on disbarment?»

Not exact matches

They merely set forth a small body of fairly obvious minimal duties with which lawyers must comply on pain of discipline or disbarment.

Silver's lawyers argued that the disbarment should be delayed until a federal judge decides on their motion for a new trial, but the appeals court denied the request.

Mr. Silver's lawyers argued that the disbarment should be delayed until a federal judge decides on their motion for a new trial.

According to this report in the Jacksonville Daily Record, lawyers who have received an admonishment, reprimand, suspension or disbarment in the prior 10 years will have that information noted on their biography page of the bar's Web site.

The Attorney Grievance Committee sought disbarment or a continued suspension on the ground that Vayer had engaged in the unauthorized practice of law during his suspension.

On January 7, the Louisiana Hearing Committee recommended one fiery lawyer's permanent disbarment after determining he «had to be admonished for brandishing about his shillelagh, his action clearly inappropriate for a disciplinary proceeding.»

Disbarment will have no immediate impact on Finneran's current career.

Will they be going on a three - week cause for disbarment.

Data from the Survey on Lawyer Disciplinary Systems, which was published in May, supports the notion that disbarment is the ultimate sanction.

Conley embarked on a vendetta against Bennett and others, posting comments on his and other blogs and on Twitter under fake identities, writing fake reviews on Avvo, and even threatening to seek Bennett's disbarment.

Those disbarment totals accounted for just over 0.08 percent of the U.S. population of 1.27 million active practicing attorneys at the end of 2012, a number based on headcounts collected from the states and territories by the ABA Market Research Department.

The thinking on when to reinstate lawyers whose disbarments were linked to mental health or substance abuse issues is evolving, Krauss says.

Citing the court rules governing the reinstatement process, she wrote: «We have chosen, however, not to make disbarment permanent for even the most serious offenses, opting instead to allow all disbarred attorneys to seek readmission and have the merits of their petitions judged on a case - by - case basis.

Some states focus on lawyers» efforts after disbarment to atone for their wrongdoing.

The full opinion [PDF] outlines the scenario leading up to the permanent disbarment, requiring quite a bit of ongoing dishonesty on the part of former attorney James D. Turnage:

The case leaves Tennessee lawyers with conflicting guidance on the possibility of reinstatement after disbarment, says Pera.

Magistrate Judge Methvin passed it on to U.S. District Judge Tucker Melancon, all of which set in motion the path to the lawyer's disbarment.

His disbarment is the most severe sanction ever imposed on a Maine lawyer, the Portland Press Herald reports.

But something as serious as disbarment should be based on fact, not speculation.

«Mr. Kopyto acknowledges having provided unauthorized legal services on hundreds of occasions since his disbarment, and on numerous occasions since giving the undertaking,» wrote Blight.

When convictions on more than one count are involved, disbarment is mandated if any one of them involves moral turpitude.

For example, federal procurement rules provide for debarment or suspension of a company from contracting with the US government upon a conviction of or a civil judgment for a number of offences, including bribery, or any offence «indicating a lack of business integrity or business honesty...» [30] Moreover, federal disbarment or suspension may automatically trigger a cascade of similar consequences at the state or local, [31] and international, [32] levels, and can lead to follow - on private litigation.

The penalties for violations are much worse than a slap on the wrist or even a big fine — accounting infractions can lead to disbarment.

It goes on to say Sumner began sending threatening e-mails to Kochis as early as 2011, leading to criminal charges in February 2012 and his disbarment in 2014.

«Depending on the findings of a hearing panel, Palkowski faced significant disciplinary action and possibly disbarment,» commented Stuart Cameron, the LSBC director of investigations.

Discipline measures may differ slightly across jurisdictions; however, generally discipline can range from a reprimand to disbarment, depending on the severity of the breach.

Disclosure found to be unreasonable could be punished by private censure, public censure, suspension of license, or even disbarment, depending on the view of the bar association's ethics investigators.