Federal Prosecutor Who Worked 5 Years Sans Law License Is Now Suspended
A former federal prosecutor who apparently had difficulty on several fronts has now lost not only his job but his law license, which has been suspended until at least 2012, WRAL reports.
David Folmar’s law license lapsed in late 2003 because he didn’t comply with continuing legal education requirements. But he kept working anyway as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Middle District of North Carolina until March of 2009, according to the Salisbury Post. At that point, the state bar notified the prosecutor’s office of his status.
Authorities are reviewing the cases with which Folmar was involved during the time that he was suspended. However, the presence of other prosecutors who were actual licensed lawyers may prevent the cases from having to be revisited, former federal prosecutor Kieran Shanahan told the station.
Attorney Wade Smith represents Folmar. His client, he says, suffered from severe depression in what he calls a “very tragic story.”
As the Post article notes, Folmar received a 30-day suspended sentence in 2009 for driving while intoxicated in 2007.
