In many jurisdictions, disciplinary proceedings against lawyers are referred to as being “quasi-criminal” in nature. If you ask lawyers who defend lawyers in disciplinary proceedings, you will often hear them agree that the nature of the work can feel a good bit like criminal defense work, but with two pretty universal exceptions that make the […]
Tag: RPC 8.1
A little while back, I posted about a Virginia lawyer who had been suspended after being drunk and disruptive while attending a CLE. At the time, I speculated about what the ethics infraction might have been – making a false statement in terms of filling out the paperwork on attendance. I was in the ballpark, […]