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2.5K2Deutsche BankFour Jailed Attorneys with Licenses to Practice in Texas Up for Standard Disbarment. However, Lawyers who Have Been Reported to the Bar for Running Around Passing Fake Documents in Foreclosure Cases to Evict Homeowners are Still Protected by the State
After a hearing Friday, four Texas attorneys convicted of child pornography, sexual abuse, and bank, health care and marriage fraud are facing...
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9312Federal LawThe Fifth Circuit’s Handling of Judicial Complaints is an Embarrassment to the State of Texas, Open Government and Where they Hide Sexual Misconduct by Judge(s) In the Circuit
The format of the 5th Circuit Judicial Complaints Page is Intentional. It's designed not to be searchable or provide any meta data...
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3.6K2Editors ChoiceTexas Lawyer Absconds with One Million Dollars of Funds Held in His Firms’ Escrow and the Result is a Slap On the Wrist by the State Bar of Texas
Texas lawyer T. Wesley Holmes, 55, of Dallas, agreed to a 48-month active suspension effective May 15, 2019.He was ordered to pay $987,807...
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2.3K5Editors ChoiceTexas Lawyers Gone Rogue, the July List of Lawyers Disciplined and Hand-Picked for Infractions due to Lack of Connections at the State Bar of Texas
According to State Commission on Judicial Conduct records, Megan Nicole Grigsby, Justice of the Peace Precinct 1 and associate municipal court judge...
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3.2K6Laws In TexasThe June 2019 Texas Discipline Listing is a Selection of 28 Lawyers and Judges Who Were Hand Picked by the State Bar of Texas for Censure
A partially probated suspension is a combination of an active suspension (can't practice law) followed by a period of probated suspension (can...
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2.9KFederal LawTexas State Bar President-Elect Sorrels Appoints Wife Alexandra “Alex” Sorrels to Foundation Board, Raising Ethics Questions
Former board chairman Rehan Alimohammad said that Sorrels should further explain why he appointed his wife, because some attorneys have claimed the...
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271Appellate JudgesTexas Second Court of Appeals Reverses Lower Court in Homeowner’s Lawsuit Against Mackie Wolf, a Foreclosure Mill
Texas Second Court of Appeals has considered the record on appeal in this case and holds that there was error in the...
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25Appellate JudgesState Supreme Court Rules Jury, Not Judge Decides. Not So The Second Circuit, a Federal Court
The State Supreme Court held that the issues should be decided by the jury, not a judge. But truthfully, its decision is...
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14Appellate JudgesNew Texas Appellate Justice April Farris Discusses Her Family, Career and “Imposter Syndrome”
One of the biggest barriers April Farris faced was a personal barrier: imposter syndrome after growing up in a small West Texas...
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19Ken PaxtonTexas Judge George Barnstone Resigns Rather Than Face Any Discipline
According to the resignation agreement, George Barnstone was named in six complaints with at least seven allegations of misconduct.
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115Dark MoneyThe Jack Abramoff Scandal Series: United States v. Andrade
Private Attorneys for Rowland M. Andrade Seek to Remove Themselves from Representation of Andrade After LIT Spotlights this Criminal Case.
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43bankersWho is US District Judge Alan Albright, W.D. Texas and Why is He Violating His Judicial Oath?
The Court clerk called the office of Plaintiff’s counsel asking counsel to file a Motion for Attorneys’ fees. Pursuant to this request,...
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2.1KFederal LawFederal Judge Sentencing Disparity: Texas Tax Lawyer Receives 6 Months and Client 18 Months Jail
U.S. District Judge Karen Gren Scholer sentenced Client Thomas Selgas to 18 months in prison and Texas Attorney John Green to six...
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53bankersHere Cometh the Texas Supreme Court to Upend a Homeowner’s Default Judgment against US Bank
Texas Supreme Court will weigh in on an intermediate appellate court split over the proper way to serve process on banks to...
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190Lawyer ComplaintsThe Girardi Effect: Oregon State Bar is Just Like the Rest of ‘Em, Underhand and Dishonest
Buchanan's case is about property theft, development fraud, corruption, collusion in Oregon and one of a corrupt Judge and State Bar.
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114Lawyer ComplaintsMay Day Alert 2021: Texas Bar Report on Rogue Texas Lawyers
LIT's detailed review of Texas Bar Discipline for May 2021. The Grievance Committee members decide who gets slapped - based on who...
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122Editors ChoiceAttorney General Paxton is Seeking a Third Term As Opposition Increases. But Will The State’s First Circuit Change Venue Decision?
Prosecutors in the felony fraud case against Attorney General Ken Paxton are asking the full 1st Court of Appeals to review their...
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765Lawyer ComplaintsCelebrity LA Lawyer Tom Girardi’s Lavish Lunches and Parties for State Bar of California Labeled ‘A Mistake’
The Cali bar wants to disbar Girardi, accusing him of misappropriating millions in client funds, dishonesty and more. The Bar needs a...
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