Topic
Incompetence
18 published works
Legal Profession Blog
Remand To Explore Whether Attorney Touched Client’s Breast A “Futile” Exercise
The Maryland Court of Appeals has indefinitely suspended an attorney with the right to seek reinstatement after 60 daysThis attorney discipline proceeding involves an immigration lawyer who failed to represent…
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Demolition Derby
The Indiana Supreme Court has imposed a suspension of18 months without automatic reinstatement of an attorney for incompetence, conflicts of interest and frivolous litigation in connection with the proposed condemnation…
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To Tell The Truth
A District of Columbia Hearing Committee has recommended that two attorneys be suspended with proof of fitness for misconduct in a medical malpractice case. The committee proposes an 18-month suspension…
Employment Law Worldview
In Defence of Incompetence in UK Discrimination Claims
Back in 1997, a Mr Zafar sued Strathclyde Regional Council. He claimed in effect that the handling of his dismissal had been so botched that it transcended mere ineptitude and…
Legal Profession Blog
Required Affidavit Of Compliance
Reciprocal discipline was imposed by the South Carolina Supreme Court based on the lawyer's suspension in a federal bankruptcy court. The lawyer had incompetently represented a client and been ordered…
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“General Incompetence”
An attorney who had been admitted to practice in 2003 was disbarred by the Indiana Supreme Court. The misconduct took place between 2003 and 2007, involving 15 counts of client-related…
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Suspension For Medical Reasons
An attorney who had been declared incompetent by a circuit court and had an attorney trustee appointed on his behalf was suspended dueto medical incapacity by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.…
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Negligence or Incompetence?
The Oregon Supreme Court suspended a lawyer for 30 days, overruling a trial panel decision that had found no ethical violation. The attorney had obtained a waiver of the right…