Lawyer Discipline

Lawyer convicted of staging truck crashes sentenced to prison

A New Orleans attorney who pleaded guilty in a scheme to stage truck crashes has been sentenced to more than two years in prison.

Oct 16, 2026 10:06 AM CDT

Personal injury lawyer disbarred after pleading guilty in stolen accident report scheme

The Georgia Supreme Court has disbarred a personal injury lawyer who pleaded guilty for his part in a scheme using stolen accident reports to find clients and financially benefit from settlement money.

Oct 15, 2026 9:26 AM CDT

Judge censured following ‘little experiment’ in court with gun, stapler

A “little experiment” involving a stapler and a handgun in court has led to a censure for a judge in the New York City Criminal Court.

Oct 14, 2026 11:13 AM CDT

Florida judge suspended over AI deepfake phone call

A Florida trial judge has been suspended for 30 days and fined $10,000 for campaign messaging relying on a deepfake artificial intelligence-generated recorded phone call of a conversation between Florida Supreme Court justices and the Ninth Judicial Circuit chief judge.

Oct 12, 2026 7:51 AM CDT

Lawyer sober since 2020 asks discipline board to lift suspension

A Pennsylvania lawyer trying to lift his suspension recently told a discipline panel that he became addicted to drugs in law school, and if reinstated, he would continue working at a clinical research group.

Oct 9, 2026 1:44 PM CDT

Judge denies allegations he made inappropriate comments during disciplinary hearing

A Los Angeles judge defended himself Wednesday at a hearing before the California Commission on Judicial Performance, which is weighing allegations that he made inappropriate comments about women and Black people from the bench.

Oct 8, 2026 11:40 AM CDT

Attorney sentenced to 20 years in prison for drug trafficking

An Alaska attorney who prosecutors said was connected to a deadly drug trafficking ring was sentenced Tuesday to 20 years in federal prison on a felony drug charge.

Oct 8, 2026 9:46 AM CDT

2 judges who couldn’t get along both removed from bench

Two Maryland judges who allegedly disrespected each other in court, including shouting matches reportedly heard by staff, have both been removed from the bench.

Oct 6, 2026 1:51 PM CDT

Judge suspended after indictment over alleged perjury

A Texas judge has been suspended after being indicted on a third-degree felony charge of aggravated perjury.

Oct 2, 2026 12:41 PM CDT

Fines alone aren’t enough to stop attorneys from AI errors

Increasing sanctions hasn’t stopped lawyers from including artificial intelligence-generated fabrications in court briefs.

Oct 1, 2026 9:46 AM CDT

Attorney sentenced in Medicaid fraud scheme involving Rolls-Royce collection

An Iowa attorney was sentenced earlier this month to six months in federal prison after pleading guilty to a Medicaid fraud charge involving phony sales from his Rolls-Royce collection to elderly clients.

Sep 29, 2026 10:01 AM CDT

Father-and-son personal injury lawyers both end up disbarred in Florida

Larry Powers Jr. and his son, Larry Powers III, two Florida personal injury lawyers, have been disbarred in less than two years, and the most recent incident allegedly involved the father using the son’s bar card to visit the son’s mother in jail.

Sep 28, 2026 9:21 AM CDT

Illinois attorney faces discipline over racist comments online

An Illinois attorney has been disciplined for allegedly posting racist threats in the comments section of several YouTube videos.

Sep 28, 2026 8:30 AM CDT

Judge will receive public reprimand for suggesting lawyers be shot

The Florida Supreme Court has ordered that a state trial court judge receive a public reprimand for suggesting that lawyers who had appeared before him be shot.

Sep 25, 2026 9:51 AM CDT

Making a Federal Case of It: Law profs who lodged attorney complaints have right to publish them, court says

In May 2021, a group of law professors filed attorney disciplinary complaints against 21 Queens County, New York, prosecutors, alleging they violated ethical rules in the course of criminal trials.

Sep 22, 2026 1:07 PM CDT