I would think that the judge hauls that attorney up, threatens
him with disbarment, and fines him heavily and make sure that that data gets redacted.
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.
In the Russian Federation, lawyers have been threatened
with disbarment after pursuing their clients» allegations of torture by police, and been assaulted by police and prevented from representing clients.
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.
(ii) If there are reasonable indications that criminal violations may have occurred, the DOT oversight organization shall consult
with the Office of Inspector General to determine an appropriate course of action, including
disbarment or suspension.
Though the credit crunch must be almost as painful to Lowenstein as state legislation was in his stint forcefully leading the Entertainment Software Association, he still took time to contact Kotaku
with a statement that's a reaction to Jack Thompson's permanent
disbarment.
Well seems Jack Thompson might not be much of a problem in the near future, the Anti-Game Lawyer has reason to be a little embarrassed this week as The Florida Supreme Court approved a recommendation made by Judge Dava Tunis earlier this year, a recommendation that Jack Thompson receive a permanent
disbarment with no opportunity for reinstatement.
Jonathan Coughlan: «In Ohio, there's no such thing as reinstatement after
disbarment — which includes being disbarred, resigning
with discipline pending, or asking to retire and having that request accepted.
«In Ohio, there's no such thing as reinstatement after
disbarment — which includes being disbarred, resigning
with discipline pending, or asking to retire and having that request accepted,» says Jonathan E. Coughlan, the disciplinary counsel for the Ohio Supreme Court in Columbus.
The case leaves Tennessee lawyers
with conflicting guidance on the possibility of reinstatement after
disbarment, says Pera.
It ended
with Glassman - Katz consenting to
disbarment and Kimmel and Silverman both facing indefinite suspension in Maryland.
With Durham, N.C., district attorney Michael B. Nifong's
disbarment Saturday, the only surprise may be how quickly the disciplinary commission reached its decision.
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.
These detailed complaints,
with over 500 pages of supporting exhibits, have been filed
with the state bars in the District of Columbia, New York, California, Texas and Pennsylvania, and they seek disciplinary action and
disbarment.
A potential policy that law societies could enact would be cooperating
with law enforcement, reporting newly discovered issues to law enforcement and cooperating fully and completely
with the pressing of criminal charges by law enforcement after
disbarment has been instated.
Instead, he was told he had committed a very serious fraud by his CLE certification misstatement, and was therefore fired,
with a recommendation that he report himself to the Attorney Disciplinary Board for possible license suspension or
disbarment.
This should be illegal
with serious charges including
disbarment.