Lawyer Discipline

2-year suspension recommended for lawyer over ‘aggressive tactics and relentless vindictiveness’

Chicago lawyer Joel Brodsky, best known for representing an Illinois police officer convicted of murdering one of his ex-wives, should be suspended for two years for misconduct, the Illinois Attorney Registration & Disciplinary Commission said Tuesday.

Jun 26, 2020 10:25 AM CDT

Former BigLaw lawyer can start the process to return to practice after prison sentence, state supreme court says

Corrected: A former Fox Rothschild partner who was sentenced to federal prison for insider trading may start the reinstatement process to practice law again, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled earlier this week.

Jun 26, 2020 9:49 AM CDT

New York top court doesn’t see C-word as a compliment, orders judge’s ouster

New York’s top court has ordered the ouster of a part-time judge who referred to a lawyer as a "c- - - on wheels" and "eyelashes" in emails to clients.

Jun 24, 2020 9:56 AM CDT

Lawyer disbarred for secretly referring his law firm’s clients to outside lawyers

A Pennsylvania lawyer has consented to disbarment after his conviction for defrauding his law firm out of $3.4 million by secretly referring its personal injury clients to outside lawyers for a cut of the fees generated.

Jun 23, 2020 10:22 AM CDT

Former BigLaw partner agrees to suspension after insider trading conviction

A former partner at two large law firms has agreed to a three-year suspension after his conviction for insider trading.

Jun 19, 2020 12:20 PM CDT

Lawyer who ‘actively avoided’ payment of malpractice settlement gets suspension

An Ohio lawyer who “actively avoided” paying a $25,000 malpractice settlement has been suspended from law practice.

Jun 18, 2020 1:52 PM CDT

Judicial Watch founder Larry Klayman is suspended for switching sides after leaving the group

Updated: Judicial Watch founder Larry Klayman has been suspended for 90 days and ordered to take a continuing legal education course on conflicts of interest.

Jun 17, 2020 2:39 PM CDT

Lawyer accused of spitting on protester, kneeing officer in groin is charged with hate crime, felony battery

A white Wisconsin lawyer accused of spitting on a black protester and kneeing a police officer in the groin is facing criminal charges in connection with the two incidents.

Jun 15, 2020 2:23 PM CDT

Lawyer suspended after state bar alleges he creates ‘massive waste of judicial resources’

The Florida Supreme Court has agreed to the emergency suspension of a lawyer accused of wasting judicial resources, blowing deadlines and making dishonest statements.

Jun 10, 2020 2:19 PM CDT

Lawyer gets suspended for pursuing lawsuit of more than $67M over lost pants

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals has suspended a former administrative law judge who claimed in a lawsuit that a dry cleaners owed him more than $67 million for losing his pants.

Jun 8, 2020 3:14 PM CDT

Lawyer accused of spitting on protester, shoving another and kneeing officer in groin

A Wisconsin lawyer was arrested twice over the weekend for allegedly spitting on a protester, shoving another and kneeing a police officer in the groin.

Jun 8, 2020 11:21 AM CDT

California appeals judge is removed from bench for sexual harassment and unwanted touching

California’s Commission on Judicial Performance has ordered the removal of Justice Jeffrey Johnson from the California Courts of Appeal for misconduct that included unwanted touching and sexual harassment.

Jun 3, 2020 12:29 PM CDT

Afternoon Briefs: Judge prevented from fixing jobless system; state will stop sharing COVID-19 data

Separation of powers stops Florida judge from ordering unemployment system fix Leon County Circuit Judge John Cooper said Thursday that Florida law and the Constitution’s separation of powers doctrine is stopping him from getting involved with issues in the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s unemployment system. In response to a…

May 29, 2020 4:00 PM CDT

Lawyer convicted for chest bumping a prosecutor wins reinstatement to law practice

The Louisiana Supreme Court reinstated a lawyer Tuesday who had been suspended for a year and a day for chest bumping a prosecutor in a judge’s chambers.

May 28, 2020 10:48 AM CDT

Lawyer accused of pulling gun on store clerk in social distancing tiff gets interim suspension

A Vermont lawyer has had her license suspended on an interim basis after she was accused of pulling a gun on a store clerk.

May 26, 2020 1:12 PM CDT