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Sending intern’s horror-film clip gets ex-partner 3 year suspension
- Wednesday, 29 May 2013
- Below the Bar
- Written by Kurt Martin
A former partner of an Indiana law firm has been suspended from practice for three years for persuading his paralegal to impersonate that firm's managing partner and send an email attaching a horror-film clip in which a new hire seemingly was onscreen in a state of undress, according to an ABA Journal article.
Read more...Ex-Jefferson Parish Top Lawyer’s License Suspended 3 Yrs
- Tuesday, 28 May 2013
- Below the Bar
- Written by PLP News
The Louisiana Supreme Court suspended former Jefferson Parish Attorney Tom Wilkinson's license to practice law for three years retroactive to Oct. 24. The Court said his role in scandal that landed former Parish President Aaron Broussard in prison yielded the suspension.
Read more...Judge Suspended for Holding Attorney in Contempt
- Tuesday, 28 May 2013
- Below the Bar
- Written by PLP News
Judge Kenneth Post of Michigan has been sanctioned for sending Scott Millard to jail for contempt of court during a 2011 case after the attorney advised his client not to answer questions about alleged drug use, reads a Holland Sentinel story via the Associated Press.
Read more...Victim’s Family Sues Lawyer for Disclosing What Got Him Killed
- Sunday, 12 May 2013
- Below the Bar
- Written by PLP News
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The family of Baltimore murder victim Isiah Callaway last week filed suit against Callaway’s former lawyer, Larry Feldman, for allegedly sharing information that induced Callaway’s killer, Tavon Davis, to arrange for Callaway’s death.
Read more...Ex-Prosecutor Jailed for Hiding Evidence to Convict Innocent Man
- Sunday, 28 April 2013
- Below the Bar
- Written by PLP News
A specially convened court in Texas found probable cause to believe that a former Williamson County district attorney broke two state laws and committed criminal contempt of court for lying to the trial judge of Michael Morton, a man who was convicted in 1987 for murdering his first wife, according to American-Statesman.
Read more...Ex-Justice, Wife Charged with DA Murders
- Monday, 22 April 2013
- Below the Bar
- Written by PLP News
A former justice of the peace and his wife have been charged with capital murder in connection with the deaths of a Texas district attorney, his wife and his deputy, according to NBC News.
Read more...Texas DA Murders Start of New Precedent?
- Friday, 12 April 2013
- Below the Bar
- Written by Staff Writer
The murders of two Texas prosecutors has raise some eyebrows and generated substantial cause for concern in the law enforcement field, as some are worried these “cold blooded” killings could be the start of a new precedent.
Read more...Partner Accused of Sexual Harassment Hits Associate with Defamation Suit
- Sunday, 07 April 2013
- Below the Bar
- Written by PLP News
In a sensational case that has reportedly “grabbed the attention of the legal profession,” a law firm partner accused of sexual harassment has filed a counterclaim accusing the junior lawyer suing him of defamation.
Read more...Judge Suspended for Disrespect Captured on YouTube
- Sunday, 31 March 2013
- Below the Bar
- Written by PLP News
YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, California. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
A West Virginia court has upheld a judicial disciplinary committee’s suspension of a family law judge without pay for the remainder of his term in office, according to the Charleston Gazette.
Read more...Class-Action Lawyer Disbarred for Unreasonable Fees
- Sunday, 24 March 2013
- Below the Bar
- Written by PLP News
The Kentucky Supreme Court last week permanently revoked the law license of an attorney known to many as the “godfather of the modern class-action lawsuit,” the Lexington Herald-Leader reports.
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