Lawyer Discipline

Fired California bar executive director should get 30-day suspension, panel says, citing ‘duty to be truthful’

The former executive director of the State Bar of California should receive a short suspension for misrepresentations that he made to the state bar's board of trustees about funding for a trip to Mongolia, according to a review panel of the State Bar Court of California.

Jul 8, 2025 9:22 AM CDT

Court disbars ex-prosecutor convicted for secret recordings, says he created impression ‘justice is for sale’

A former part-time prosecutor convicted for secretly recording intimate images of two lovers, including a woman he prosecuted, has been disbarred.

Jul 2, 2025 12:26 PM CDT

Florida AG held in civil contempt for disobeying order; ‘litigants cannot change the plain meaning of words,’ judge says

A federal judge held Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier in civil contempt of court Tuesday for disobeying an order temporarily blocking a state immigration law.

Jun 18, 2025 2:05 PM CDT

Disbarment recommended for ex-Trump lawyer Eastman by State Bar Court of California panel

Ex-Trump lawyer John Eastman has moved another step closer to disbarment, as a unanimous three-judge panel of the State Bar Court of California’s review department affirmed earlier findings that he was culpable of 10 counts of misconduct relating to his representation of President Donald Trump during and after the 2020 election.

Jun 17, 2025 12:08 PM CDT

Retired California justice faces disciplinary charges for allegedly taking too long to decide cases

A retired state appellate justice in California has been accused of delaying hundreds of case decisions for years.

Jun 17, 2025 10:53 AM CDT

Lawyer who collected over $40K in title insurance commissions in 1 month failed to disclose, hearing body says

A Massachusetts lawyer committed an “ethical misstep” by collecting commission of 80% for his real estate clients’ title insurance without disclosing it, according to a hearing committee report.

Jun 11, 2025 9:59 AM CDT

Lawyer who represents sex abuse victims is suspended for relationship with ‘vulnerable client’

A Philadelphia lawyer who represents victims of sexual abuse and assault has received a minimum one-year suspension for a personal relationship with an Australian client pursuing allegations against the Church of Scientology.

Jun 4, 2025 3:04 PM CDT

Suspended lawyer charged with theft from client apparently shoots, wounds himself during arrest

A suspended Pennsylvania lawyer was hospitalized Saturday after he apparently shot himself during a brief standoff with police who sought to arrest him for stealing from an elderly client.

Jun 2, 2025 11:23 AM CDT

Judge who accuses city attorney’s office of lying takes her concerns to the state bar

When Seattle Municipal Judge Pooja Vaddadi first took the bench in 2023, she was assigned to preside over misdemeanor cases, such as driving under the influence and domestic violence charges. But Vaddadi says that the city attorney’s office “immediately” rejected her and had “preconceived notions” of her and her abilities.

Jun 2, 2025 8:56 AM CDT

Bullying is a problem in the legal profession. How can the cycle be broken?

“I have heard from so many people saying, ‘This is exactly what happened to me,’” says Erin Gordon, author of Look What You Made Me Do: Confronting Heartbreak & Harassment in Big Law. “Partners in particular have power in their firms, and they are like bullies in the schoolyard.”

Jun 1, 2025 12:00 AM CDT

‘Whole lot of oddities’ excuse wrongdoing of lawyer with likely COVID-19 delirium, ethics referee says

Ethics charges should be dropped against a lawyer who told a judge that, “I think I’ve got some COVID brain” after he talked to a sequestered witness during a trial break and then made a false statement about it, according to an ethics referee with the Florida Bar.

May 29, 2025 1:17 PM CDT

Fired California bar executive director should get 30-day suspension, panel says, citing ‘duty to be truthful’

Court disbars ex-prosecutor convicted for secret recordings, says he created impression ‘justice is for sale’

Florida AG held in civil contempt for disobeying order; ‘litigants cannot change the plain meaning of words,’ judge says

Disbarment recommended for ex-Trump lawyer Eastman by State Bar Court of California panel

Retired California justice faces disciplinary charges for allegedly taking too long to decide cases

Lawyer who collected over $40K in title insurance commissions in 1 month failed to disclose, hearing body says

Lawyer who represents sex abuse victims is suspended for relationship with ‘vulnerable client’

Suspended lawyer charged with theft from client apparently shoots, wounds himself during arrest

Judge who accuses city attorney’s office of lying takes her concerns to the state bar

Bullying is a problem in the legal profession. How can the cycle be broken?

‘Whole lot of oddities’ excuse wrongdoing of lawyer with likely COVID-19 delirium, ethics referee says

Lawyer with huge social media following is accused of performing ‘no legal work of value’ for several clients

‘There was in fact a defendant named Jaques Strapp,’ says judge defending his corny ‘dad jokes’

Lawyer disbarred for ‘shocking and outrageous’ conduct files $20M suit against ethics committee

Vacation, mistaken filing led to order to show cause, lawyers for MyPillow CEO say

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