Lawyers Behaving Badly
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BiglawBiglaw Associate Who Cheated His Way To Six Figures Allowed To Practice In 3 States
Who cares about honor code violations when you could be making moneyyy -
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Government
Louisiana Lawyer Gets In Trouble Over Less Than Legal Side Gig
There are dope clients, and then there are dope clients.
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Courts
Iowa Lawyer's 'Rhetorical Hyperbole' Could Land Him 60 Day Suspension
Imagine being unemployed over a "That's what she said" joke...among other things. -
Technology
Attorney Caught Two Timing CLEs Suspended For A Year
He didn’t pick a Maine one to focus on. -
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Courts
Maine Doubles Down On Suspension Of Attorney Who Tried To Bodyswap His CLEs
Just attend them and sleep like everyone else does, buddy. -
Technology
You Might Want To At Least Wear Pants For Your Next CLE
Wear a robe if you want, but make sure its closed. 
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Legal Ethics
News Flash: Stealing Your Jailed Client's Money Isn't The Best Idea
Goes to show the MPRE is a better test of memory than ethics. -
It Takes A Skilled Lawyer To Negotiate From Community Service Up To Jail Time
Talk about No Church For The Wild. -
CourtsFew Things Stop Bad Lawyering Like The IRS
Maybe he can recoup his losses from an in-depth Netflix bio-series. -
CourtsThe Most Contemptible Thing About Being Held In Contempt? It Eats Up All Of Your PS5 Money
It is like saying "F you, Pay Me!" and dramatically screwing up the latter part. -
Courts
Former District Judge Leaves An Attorney A Scathing Review As His Swan Song
Maybe going pro se isn't always the worst option?
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Government
While Trump Continues To Avoid Jail Time For His Shenanigans, Michael Avenatti Isn't As Lucky
Things would have been better off if he ran on Dunkin instead of tax fraud. -
Legal Ethics
State Supreme Court Doubles Down On This Guy Not Being Allowed In Courtrooms
Dude is giving everyone else a bad name. -
Legal Ethics
Lawyer Suspended For 'Intend[ing] To Incite Intensified Racial Conflict'
His social media posts were described as 'troubling.' -
Legal Ethics'Forum Of Hate' Emails Lead To Suspensions Because... Yeah, They're Bad
These emails are wild. -
Bad Ideas
Lawyer Admits To Egging Judge's Car Over Pandemic Stay-At-Home Order
Not what you'd call a mature response. -
Legal Ethics
Attorney Calls George Floyd A 'Sh*tstain,' And Other Awful Things Lawyers Are Doing Right Now
Everything is just the worst. -
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