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lawyers behaving badly

What not to say to a judge

June 3, 2009

Ashton O’Dwyer, Jr.’s handwritten response to a contempt order (PDF) is a standout example of what not to do. Never tell a federal judge—or any judge, for that matter—”Screw You!” And if you happen to do it once, over the phone, it is probably best not to repeat it in a public court filing.
This filing [...]

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Note to self: do not snort coke with clients and sell them drugs before sleeping with their wives and pillaging their trust accounts

February 15, 2008

Maybe that should go without saying, but Wisconsin attorney Michael R. Inglimo apparently needed a memo. The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently disbarred Inglimo for three years for, among other things, trying a case while stoned, selling (or giving) drugs to clients, taking drugs with clients, sleeping with a client’s wife as payment, spending client funds [...]

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