All posts tagged "legal ethics"
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3.0K1Federal LawTexas Lawyer Keen[e] to Resign After being Criminally Charged with Soliciting a Client for Sex, in Exchange for Legal Services
The Texas Supreme Court accepted James W. Keene’s resignation in lieu of discipline, which has the same legal impact as disbarment. Keene...
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3.9K1Ken PaxtonTexas Attorney in Dallas Steals $365,000 from Client and His Sentence; 320 Hrs Community Service
DALLAS, TEXAS: Attorney Tom Finley has financial woes. He and his wife were evicted from another Dallas home in 2016. Now he's...
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4.7KLaws In TexasWho is Canton Texas Attorney Andrew David “Drew” Vaughn?
LIT strongly object to the fact this lawless lawyer, Andrew D. Vaughn of Canton, Texas was not disbarred, there is serious trust...
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4.4K5Federal LawJudge James Oakley of Burnet County; Roped In Twice and Escapes Again
Texas Judicial Ethics Guide : We condone everything and welcome Judges to do, and say, whatever they want. Especially repeat offenders.
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2.3KJudgesTexas Judges Questions his Own Competence On the Bench and Quickly ‘Retires’
JUDGE DOUG SHAVER: “I have no concern, nor does anyone else about my mental facilities. I’m simply getting older & my energy...
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3.0KFederal LawTexas Judges May Wear Black Robes But They Cloak Darker Secrets
There was a judge that should’ve been put in the electric chair, and he only had his hand slapped, recalled former Commissioner...
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4.4K4Federal LawWhere is Former Texas State Chief Judge Joel “Sexting” Baker Working Today? Oh, BTW, he was also Vice Chair at the State Comission for Judicial Conduct (SCJC)
Shamed Judge and Texas Lawyer Joel Baker would be left to defend himself in front of the same panel he has served...
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1.9KLaws In TexasEye See; The Lawyer Rules of Professional Conduct Applied in New Jersey
A comment to the rule says the word discrimination is to be “construed broadly,” and it includes “derogatory and demeaning language.”
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3.7KFederal LawTexas Lawyer On Trial for Federal Tax Evasion involving Millions of Dollars and Shelf Companies. No Doubt A lot of Other Texas Lawyers Will Be Watching and Worrying
The indictment alleges that Pursley received more than $4.8 million and an ownership interest in the co-conspirator’s ongoing business for his role...
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1.9KEditors ChoiceMeanwhile in California, a Judge Provides Immunity to 3 Cops for Alleged Theft in Excess of $225k, One of Whom Recently took a Plea Deal for a Prior $20k Bribe
The lack of any cases of controlling authority or a consensus of cases of persuasive authority on the constitutional question compels the...
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2.6KFederal LawAttorney Who Called Himself “Mr Social Security” Paid Kickbacks to Judges and Doctors and Cost the TaxPayers Over $550 Million in Lifetime Benefit Payments is Sentenced
Conn was originally charged in April 2016, along with Daugherty and Adkins, in an 18-count indictment with conspiracy to commit mail and...
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3.4KFederal LawWhen You Get a Million Dollar Settlement in a Patent Case, Don’t Evade Paying Your Taxes on the Reported Settlement or the IRS Will Indict You and Your Crooked Lawyer
According to the indictment, Thomas and Michelle Selgas, a married couple, conspired with John O. Green, an attorney licensed to practice in...
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3.8KLaws In TexasRetired 83 Year Old Texas Lawyer Shows His Nate Diaz Slappin’ Diss in Altercation with Opposing Counsel; Who Files an Anti-SLAPP Motion with Local Police
Houston Lawyer Ronny Krist Charged for Slapping Plaintiff's Attorney Before Deposition. A lawyer for Ronny Krist said the 83-year-old deservedly slapped the...
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3.2KFake DocumentsTexas Lawyer Fabricates His Own Doctors’ Sickness Note and Lower Court Issues Sanctions and Dismisses Case. Appeals Court Says Hell No, He’s One Of Us and Fraud On The Court is Standard Practice
In June 2016, Chatman and Woody moved for sanctions alleging the Hyber letter was fraudulent and was submitted to delay trial and...
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1.3KEditors ChoiceAmerican Bar Association (ABA) President Rallies for A Return to Lawyers Acting With Humility and Civility; And Yes, Judges are Lawyers Too
Courts have long recognized an inherent authority to disbar attorneys. When acting under an inherent power to disbar an attorney, a district court...
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2.0KFederal LawThe National Government will Fare Best if the States and their Institutions are Left Free to Perform their Separate Functions in Their Separate Ways.
A proper respect for state functions, a recognition of the fact that the entire country is made up of a Union of...
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1.7KFDCPAThe US Supreme Court Will Toss a Quadruple Murderer’s Conviction Citing ‘Racial Bias’, Yet they are Themselves ‘Bias’ for Failing to Protect Homeowners and Families from Corrupt Lenders and Lawyers
THE US SUPREME COURT HAS FAILED THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. It is Totally Unacceptable, yet the People of America are Not Saying Enough,...
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5.3K6Laws 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...
