Arizona Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 2.1, provides: In representing a client, a lawyer shall exercise independent professional judgment and render candid advice. In rendering advice, a lawyer may refer not only to law but to other considerations such as moral, economic, social and political factors, that may be relevant to the client’s situation. When … Read more
The New York Times reports, Group Seeks Disbarment of Ted Cruz Over Efforts to Overturn 2020 Election: A group formed in the hopes of disbarring lawyers who worked on cases in which former President Donald J. Trump tried to subvert the results of the 2020 election filed a complaint with the Texas bar association on … Read more
Business Insider has this helpful reminder to our overly cautious, frustratingly slow as molasses in winter Attorney General Merrick Garland: Time is running out for Biden’s Justice Department to prosecute Trump for 10 possible crimes detailed in the Mueller report: [A] full year out of office — and five years removed from his own swearing-in — … Read more
About goddamn time! Now every other GQP lawyer who participated in over 60 lawsuits in multiple states as part of the bogus “stop the steal” Big Lie need to be suspended and disbarred. This includes several Arizona attorneys that the state Bar of Arizona gave a pass. The New York Times reports, Court Suspends Giuliani’s … Read more
Yet another Republican lawyer who should be disbarred for filing frivolous lawsuits: Howard Kleinhendler was part of the “Kraken” team of lawyers that included Sidney Powell and Lin Wood (Oh look, they are representing one another against Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation lawsuit, Ex-Trump Lawyer Sidney Powell Hires Lin Wood for Defamation Case) – that’s cute, … Read more