A Louisiana Hearing Committee has recommended reinstatement of an attorney who has been suspended for 28 years after admitting to trust account violations caused by a compulsive gambling problemMr. Constantino testified with remarkable candor and sincerity. He showed a diverse
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Deferred Prosecution Set Aside
A recent complaint filed by the Illinois AdministratorOn October 17, 2022, at approximately 9:40 p.m., Respondent was driving in them area of Arlington Heights Road and Golf Road in Arlington Heights when Arlington Heights police officers observed Respondent’s 2013 BMW…
Statute Of Repose
The North Carolina Court of Appeals revived a dismissed legal malpractice claim filed by a client who was found liable in a defamation case On 24 January 2018, Defendants were hired to represent Plaintiff, who was a defendant in a defamation…
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Overbilling But Not Dishonestly
An Illinois Hearing Board found that a court-appointed attorney overbilled for services but not dishonestly and recommended a partially-stayed six-month suspensionThis case is unusual in that the Administrator does not claim that Respondent charged an hourly rate that was too…
A State Of Undress
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has suspended an attorney for three years with one year served retroactive to his interim suspension with remaining two years stayed with conditions of probation.The joint submission submitted to the court recites that Respondent had been…
Judge Charged With Endorsing Artificial Deepfake In Election Campaign
The Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission has filed charges alleging election misconduct by an elected Broward County circuit court judgeDuring your 2024 campaign for election to the Broward County Court in the Seventeenth Circuit, you became aware of a former technology…
An Error In His Favor
The Illinois Administrator has filed a complaint that alleges, among other things, misuse of a settlement overpaymentIn 2023, a client with the initials L.K. and Respondent agreed that Respondent and various contract attorneys he may employ would represent L.K. in…
Surveillance Of Judge Draws Sanction
The Alberta Law Society Hearing Committee imposed sanctions on two attorneys for hiring a private investigator to follow the Chief Justice to surveil his COVID restrictions compliance.The misconductJohn Carpay and Jay Cameron (Lawyers) are members of the Law Society of…
Unwelcome Conduct Draws Four-Month Suspension
Unwelcome sexual conduct toward two female employees has resulted in an attorney's four-month suspension by the Ontario Law Society Tribunal Hearing Division as proposed by a joint penalty submission of the partiesIn the summer of 2017, when she was 23…