A recent reprimand by a Grievance Committee of the North Carolina State BarBetween December 2020 and January 2021, you were employed as an Assistant District Attorney at the Wake County District Attorney’s Office and resided at an apartment complex in
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What Happened In Nashville
A single justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court found no basis to disturb a finding that a (now former) judge had engaged in "minor misconduct" warranting an admonitionThe Board of Overseers of the Bar (the "Board") seeks stiffer discipline…
Imaginary Citation Use Alleged In Iowa Reinstatement Proceeding
The Iowa Capital Dispatch has a story on a pending reinstatement proceeding A former Iowa lawyer sanctioned for alleged incompetence, contempt of court and mishandling client funds is now accused of attempting to win back his license by citing an “imaginary”…
Ohio Attorney Accused Of Filing False Report
Ohio Disciplinary Counsel has filed a complaint alleging that the attorney, after declining to represent a prospective client in a divorce action, filed a police report with the Mount Orab Police Department ("MOPD") thatfalsely informed them that [the prospective client]…
Driving To Suspension
A six-month suspension has been imposed by the New York Appellate Division for the Second Judicial DepartmentAs alleged in a criminal complaint, on or about December 19, 2014, the respondent was driving a 2003 Nissan Altima at approximately 11:00 p.m.…
Hail Marys And Sent Messages
Six Circuit Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dissented from the denial of en banc review of sanctions imposed on attorneys who had pursued challenges to the 2020 election resultsVANDYKE, Circuit Judge, joined by…
Pardoned Attorney Reinstated Subject To Further Proceedings
A convicted and pardoned attorney has been reinstated by the Tennessee Supreme CourtBy Order of the Tennessee Supreme Court entered August 20, 2025, Biran [sic] Kirk Kelsey was reinstated to the active practice of law.On December 8, 2022, Mr. Kelsey…
Court Order Disobedience Draws Censure
Summary of a sanction from the web page of the Colorado Presiding Disciplinary JudgeThe Presiding Disciplinary Judge approved the parties’ stipulation to discipline and publicly censured Patrick Og O’Malley (attorney registration number 33050), effective August 20, 2025.In September 2022, O’Malley…
Claims Survive Motion To Dismiss
The New York Appellate Division for the First Judicial Department has affirmed the denial of a motion to dismiss civil claims brought by actress Julia Ormond against Creative Artists Agency, LLC arising out of an alleged sexual assault by film…
The Train To Greenwich Leads To Disbarment
A criminal conviction drew an order of automatic disbarment from the New York Appellate Division for the First Judicial DepartmentOn March 19, 2024, in response to an indictment filed against him in the United States District Court for the Southern…