All posts tagged "lawyer ethics"

Florida Bar’s Eleven Villains. No, We’re Not Talking about the Eleventh Circuit on This Occasion.

Eleven attorneys on the most recent Florida Bar discipline report made heavy usage of Lie and Steal, or Misappropriating Funds.

There’s a Humungus Cat Fight from the Benches, Including a Naked Attorney Dippin’ into Unethical Behavior in This Colorado Court

Florida Attorney Scott Strems Receives Good News About His Potential Disbarment from Judge

In Fl. Bar v Scott Strems, referee and judge Denaro's recommendation fell short of the disbarment punishment sought by the the Florida...

A Nationwide Investigation into Judges Behavin’ Badly Ends Up With It’s Spotlights Firmly on Texas and the Federalist Fifth Circuit

A system that relies for investigation solely upon judges themselves risks a kind of undue 'guild favoritism' through inappropriate sympathy with the...

Goodwin Law’s Hall of Shame

Tampa Attorney Toledo Torpedo’d

Tampa Attorney Jose Toledo was married to State Representative Jackie Toledo until his marriage fell apart and so did his law practice.

Judge Jill Pryor Sinks Law Firms Attorney Work Product Defense

The Eleventh Circuit held that the crime-fraud exception could overcome a claim of work product when attorneys, as opposed to their clients,...

Florida Supreme Court Suspends Lawyer for Causing Great Public Harm So He Pivots: Applies and Receives PPP Loan Between $1M and $2M.

Suspended Cora Gables attorney Scot Strems - whose former firm was the states most prolific filer of storm damage lawsuits against insurers...

Why Non-Disclosure by This Bankruptcy Lawyer Ended With A Criminal Prosecution for Perjury and a Jail Sentence

The U.S. Attorney concluded that Gellene’s non-disclosure constituted perjury and a bankruptcy crime and successfully prosecuted him, ultimately obtaining a felony conviction...

And in Shreveport, Louisiana: Lawyer and Judicial Candidate Trina Chu Suspended for Hacking Into Court Records

Shreveport lawyer and judicial candidate Trina Chu has been suspended from the practice of law in the wake of criminal charges that,...

Disbarred, Jailed, Reinstated and Now Partially Probated for the Same Tricks, This Connected Con Artist Lawyer is A Prime Example of What’s Wrong with the Texas Legal Profession

Married to a judge, Bishop was a behind-the-scenes power in deciding who would get on the bench and stay there; in return...

Judge Vegina “Gina” Hawkins Foreclosure Training Shown in Video Evidence

Judge Gina Hawkins of Broward County, Fl., puts employee in a chokehold after learning her docket papers were not ready. She's now...

The Golden Rule for Lawyers. Lying.

Lying law­yers are most likely to deceive clients in trying to get business, keeping business and making money from business.

William Barr Faces Ethics Complaint from 27 DC Bar Members – If It Passes The Initial Inquiry Stage

The public should not stand for more of this misconduct in the Attorney General’s office. At the least, this bar action may...

Lyin’ Georgia Lawyer Dipped into Government Cash and Ends Up with a 2 Year Jail Sentence

Carla B. Gaines, an attorney formerly licensed in Georgia, has been sentenced to federal prison for stealing client money and lying about...

DC Bar Doesn’t Like Whistleblowers and Neither Does the Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Congress legislated that attorneys not only have the right but the duty to blow the whistle on corporate fraud but the judiciary...

Editors Choice: DC Bar’s Improvident Dismissal of the Complaint Against Lyin’ Lawyer Sabrina Rose-Smith is Demolished

When the court is Judge Marra and there is a formal complaint he colluded with Sabrina Rose-Smith of Goodwin Procter, Ocwen lawyers,...

Lawyer Stephen Snyder Who Attempted to Extort $50 Million from UMMS is Facing Maryland’s Attorney Grievance Proceedings

Hospital officials filed a complaint against Snyder with the attorney grievance commission in January 2019. That resulted in this disciplinary action.