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Attorney Benched for a Year After Depositing Client Funds Into Personal Account
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Yoram Keinan, a New York attorney, was handed a one-year suspension after depositing clients’ money, intended for his law firm, into his private account. He then used the money for personal expenses. So reports Bloomberg.
Read more...Smollett Trial's Bizarre Turn: Counsel Says Judge Lunged at Her During Sidebar
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Embattled actor Jussie Smollett’s attorneys are seeking a mistrial after alleging the judge referred to evidence as “irrelevant” with the jury present and “physically lunged” at defense attorney Tamara Walker. So reports The New York Post.
Read more...Real Estate Attorney Who Stole $4.4M from Clients Loses Law License
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Laurieanne DeLitta, a real estate lawyer accused of stealing approximately $4.4 million from her clients, has now been disbarred. So reports the Rockland/Westchester Journal News.
Read more...Murder Conviction Tossed After Defense Counsel 'Did An Atrocious Job'
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Thanks to the efforts of the Legal Aid Society, James Davis is being released from prison where he has served time for the 2004 murder of Blake Harper. So reports The New York Daily News.
Read more...Attorneys Facing Life in Prison for NYPD Van Explosion Can't Reach Plea Deal
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Colinford Mattis and Urooj Rahman, two attorneys charged with throwing explosives into an empty NYPD van during a protest in Brooklyn, are stuck in plea-deal limbo. So reports The New York Post.
Read more...Lawyer’s Tipping Habits Spark Social Media, Billboard Battle
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Personal injury lawyer Morris Bart’s gratuities are on trial; at least, they are in the court of public opinion. So reports Newsweek.
Read more...Disbarred Attorney Faces Up to 10 Years in Prison for Stealing from 9/11 Victim’s Fund
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Disbarred attorney Gustavo Vila admitted to taking close to $1 million meant for a client from the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund. So reports the Daily Voice.
Read more...Law Student Who Failed Bar Exam Pens Motion Demanding Judges 'Follow the GOT DAMN LAW’
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Law school graduate Zundria Crawford’s crusade against Mississippi Board of Bar Admissions has taken a profane turn as her latest filing accuses the justices of the Mississippi Supreme Court as being “proven tyrants, hypocrites, criminals, and tortfeasors.” So reports Above the Law.
Read more...Lawyer Disbarred for Accepting Cocaine as Payment
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The Nebraska Supreme Court disbarred attorney Jon Worthman after he was arrested on cocaine charges. So reports KNEB.
Read more...Fellatio, Waterboarding Referenced During 'Confidential Negotiating Tactic'
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Christopher Hook, a plaintiff’s lawyer in an insurance dispute, used some very strong language during settlement talks with the legal team at Sheppard Mullin. So reports Above the Law.
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