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List of disbarments in the United States

This is a list of disbarments affecting notable lawyers in the United States.

References

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  2. ^ "Maryland Disbars Agnew; Court Deplores His Ethics". The New York Times. May 3, 1974. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  3. ^ Linder, Doug. "Key Figures in the Zenger Trial". Famous American Trials. University of Missouri-Kansas City Law School. Archived from the original on June 28, 2001. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
  4. ^ "Crown v. John Peter Zenger, 1735". Historical Society of the New York Courts. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  5. ^ "IN THE MATTER OF F. LEE BAILEY". April 11, 2003. Retrieved April 25, 2009. On November 21, 2001, the Supreme Court of Florida disbarred attorney F. Lee Bailey for "multiple counts of egregious misconduct, including offering false testimony, engaging in ex parte communications, violating a client's confidences, violating two federal court orders, and trust account violations, including commingling and misappropriation." Florida Bar v. Bailey, 803 So. 2d 683, 694 (Fla. 2001), cert. denied, 535 U.S. 1056 (2002) (Bailey). [...] On March 7, 2002, a single justice of this court entered a judgment of disbarment, from which Bailey now appeals. [...] We agree [with the Supreme Court of Florida]. We therefore affirm the judgment of the single justice. So ordered.
  6. ^ Koenig, Seth (January 14, 2014). "State's highest court to decide: Can F. Lee Bailey be trusted to practice law in Maine?". Bangor Daily News. Bangor, ME. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  7. ^ Dolan, Scott (April 11, 2014). "Maine's high court denies F. Lee Bailey's bid to return to practicing law". Portland Press-Herald. Portland, ME. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  8. ^ Journal, A. B. A. "Illinois disciplinary panel recommends Rod Blagojevich be disbarred". ABA Journal. Retrieved March 4, 2020.
  9. ^ "Rod Blagojevich officially disbarred by Illinois Supreme Court". WGN-TV. May 18, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2020.
  10. ^ "United States v. Rod Blagojevich, et al, Superseding Indictment" (PDF). U.S. Attorney, Northern District of Illinois. April 2, 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 1, 2009. Retrieved April 3, 2009.
  11. ^ "Eric L. Boetzel disbarred". Wikipedia Library. New York Herald. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
  12. ^ Lubasch, Arnold H. (July 20, 1974) Brasco Guilty of Bribery Conspiracy The New York Times
  13. ^ "United States of America, Appellee, v. Frank J. Brasco, Defendant-appellant, Joseph Brasco, Defendant, 516 F.2d 816 (2d Cir. 1975)".
  14. ^ Kerr, Gail (September 17, 2009). "Tommy Burnett, former TN legislator, dies at 67". The Tennessean. Retrieved September 18, 2009. [dead link]
  15. ^ "IN THE MATTER OF ... THOMAS J. CAPANO" (PDF). SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE. November 15, 2001. Retrieved April 25, 2009. Thomas J. Capano is hereby DISBARRED from the practice of law in Delaware. His name shall be stricken immediately from the roll of attorneys licensed to practice before the Courts of this State. [dead link]
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  17. ^ a b Frank, Thomas (April 1, 2009). "Thomas Frank Says 'Kids for Cash' Incentivizes the Prison Industry". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 25, 2009.
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  20. ^ No. 26 DB 2012 pacourts.us Office Of Disciplinary Counsel v. Mark A. Ciavarella, Jr.
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  23. ^ Chen, Stephanie (February 24, 2009). "Pennsylvania rocked by 'jailing kids for cash' scandal". CNN. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  24. ^ Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Ciavarella, No. 1843 Disciplinary Docket No. 3 (Supreme Court of Pennsylvania October 1, 2016).
  25. ^ United Press International (July 21, 1986). "Gavel Of Impeachment Set To Fall On Jailed Judge". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on October 13, 2016.
  26. ^ "Moves to Disbar in Federal Court". The Boston Daily Globe. May 17, 1922.
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  28. ^ "Cohn Ko'D". Time. New York City: Time, Inc. July 7, 1986. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved March 15, 2008. One hospital attendant testified in a Florida court that Cohn "tried to take (Rosenstiel's) hand for him to sign" the codicil to his will. The lawyer eventually emerged with a document bearing what the New York judges described as "a number of 'squiggly' lines which in no way resemble any letters of the alphabet."
  29. ^ Hornblower, Margot (June 23, 1986). "Roy Cohn Is Disbarred By New York Court". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  30. ^ "Jury convicts federal judge of bribery". United Press International. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  31. ^ Excerpt from the Orders of the United States Supreme Court
  32. ^ Rubinkam, Michael (August 18, 2022). "'Kids for Cash' judges ordered to pay $200M". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  33. ^ Chen, Stephanie (February 24, 2009). "Pennsylvania rocked by 'jailing kids for cash' scandal". CNN. Archived from the original on February 26, 2009. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  34. ^ Office of Disciplinary Counsel v. Ciavarella, No. 1843 Disciplinary Docket No. 3 (Supreme Court of Pennsylvania October 1, 2016).
  35. ^ "W. J. Corcoran Turns State's Evidence". The Boston Daily Globe. January 22, 1922.
  36. ^ "Bay State Court Disbars A Judge". New York Times. January 12, 1972. Retrieved March 22, 2020.
  37. ^ "Matter of Dreier". New York State Law Reporting Bureau. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
  38. ^ Walder, Noeleen G. (December 12, 2008) Lawyer Disbarred for Failing to Pay Sanctions, Fees in Holocaust Case New York Law Journal
  39. ^ Koloff, Abbott. NJ: Disbar ex-Parsippany lawyer for stealing from Holocaust survivors. Daily Record. January 22, 2009
  40. ^ "In the matter of Thomas M. Finneran". Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers. March 11, 2010.
  41. ^ Editorial: Court Right to Deny Law License to Ganim: State Supreme Court squashes former mayor's effort to get license back, Hartford Courant (April 9, 2014).
  42. ^ Paul von Zielbauer, Bridgeport Mayor Convicted On 16 Charges of Corruption, New York Times (March 20, 2003).
  43. ^ Reilly, Ryan J.; Reiss, Adam (July 2, 2024). "Rudy Giuliani is disbarred in New York for spreading Donald Trump's 2020 election lies". NBC News. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  44. ^ Cheney, Kyle (July 2, 2024). "Rudy Giuliani disbarred in New York". Politico. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  45. ^ Rabinovitz, Barbara (May 29, 2006). "The trials and tribulations of David Harrison, former Gloucester District Court First Justice". Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
  46. ^ California State Bar Court: Decision and recommendation
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  48. ^ "Jersey Voids Isserman Disbarment". The New York Times. July 1, 1961.
  49. ^ Kastenberg, Joshua E. (2012). "Hugo Black's Vision of the Lawyer, The First Amendment, and the Duty of the Judiciary: The Bar Applicant Cases in a National Security State". William and Mary Bill of Rights Journal. 20.
  50. ^ State Senator Held in Smuggling Scheme by Robert D. McFadden, in The New York Times on August 2, 1990
  51. ^ State Senator Indicted in The New York Times on September 30, 1987
  52. ^ Queens Lawmaker Guilty in Bank Plot by James Barron, in The New York Times on May 8, 1990
  53. ^ "MATTER ANDREW J. JENKINS" at FindACase
  54. ^ Dale, Maryclaire (August 16, 2016). "Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane Found Guilty on All Charges in Perjury Trial". Associated Press. NBC 10 Philadelphia. Retrieved August 16, 2016.
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  56. ^ Susannah Cullinane; Ralph Ellis (August 16, 2016). "Pennsylvania attorney general resigning". cnn.com.
  57. ^ "Jailed ex-Attorney General Kathleen Kane is disbarred by Pa. Supreme Court". March 22, 2019.
  58. ^ "Kathleen Kane, Pennsylvania Attorney General, Is Suspended From Practicing Law". The New York Times. Associated Press. September 21, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  59. ^ "PA Supreme Court Suspends AG's Law License". Archived from the original on September 23, 2015.
  60. ^ WV Supreme Court formally annuls Ketchum's law license
  61. ^ (January 21, 2009) Kilpatrick to remain disbarred The Detroit News
  62. ^ "Statement from the Press Secretary Regarding Executive Grants of Clemency". whitehouse.gov (Press release). January 20, 2021. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2021 – via National Archives.
  63. ^ Washington State Supreme Court (1975). "In the Matter of the Disciplinary Proceeding Against EGIL KROGH, JR., an Attorney at Law, 85 Wn.2d 462". MRSC.org. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2007.
  64. ^ In re Kushner, 870 A.2d 248, 183 N.J. 130 (2005).
  65. ^ In the Matter of Kushner, 18 A.D.3d 953, 793 N.Y.S.2d 781 (2005) (per curiam).
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  67. ^ Smothers, Ronald (March 5, 2005). "Democratic Donor Receives Two-Year Prison Sentence". The New York Times. Retrieved February 24, 2011.
  68. ^ Hanley, Robert (January 13, 2005). "Donor Apologized to Sister for Seduction of Husband". The New York Times. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
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  71. ^ New York Magazine: "The Legacy – his son Jared, the 28-year-old Observer owner, has to carry the ambition for the both of them" By Gabriel Sherman July 12, 2009
  72. ^ "Charles Kushner". Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator.
  73. ^ "Cheney's former chief of staff disbarred from practicing law in U.S. capital". CNN. Archived from the original on November 19, 2008. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  74. ^ "Attorney ID: 23330 Libby, I. Lewis Jr". Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved July 22, 2009.
  75. ^ "Matter of Liebowitz (2024 NY Slip Op 01309". Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Appellate Division. March 13, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  76. ^ Time (magazine)
  77. ^ "The Lawyers of Watergate - ABA Journal".
  78. ^ Manuel Roig-Franzia (January 23, 2001). "Disbarred Lawyer Testifies in Liddy Trial". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.
  79. ^ McFadden, Robert D. (March 31, 2021). "G. Gordon Liddy, Mastermind Behind Watergate Burglary, Dies at 90". The New York Times.
  80. ^ "Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano And Town Of Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto Indicted For Federal Program Bribery, Honest Services Wire Fraud, Conspiracy, And Related Crimes" (Press release). Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of New York. October 20, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
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  83. ^ Erik Hawkins, Mangano will not seek re-election: County executive misses deadline to run as independent, Long Island Herald (August 24, 2017).
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  86. ^ James, George (January 27, 1995). "State Appellate Court Disbars An Advocate of Civil Rights". New York Times. Retrieved February 8, 2008.
  87. ^ "John Mitchell disbarred". Boca Raton News. July 4, 1975. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
  88. ^ Michael M. DeWitt, Jr. (July 13, 2022). "Alex Murdaugh officially disbarred by South Carolina Supreme Court". Greenville News. Retrieved July 13, 2022 – via Yahoo! News.
  89. ^ Erik Holmes (2006). "Senior Air Force JAG relieved of command". Air Force Times. Retrieved December 8, 2006.
  90. ^ "Texas State Bar Member Record for Michael D. Murphy". Texas State Bar Association. 2006. Archived from the original on December 31, 2006. Retrieved December 8, 2006.
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  92. ^ Morris, Jeffrey Brandon (1997). Making sure we are true to our founders. Martin, George Whitney. Fordham University Press. ISBN 9780823217380. Retrieved August 12, 2013.
  93. ^ "Pelletier is Disbarred". The New York Times. May 9, 1922.
  94. ^ State v. Phelps, 226 Kan. 371, 598 P.2d 180 (Kan. 1979) (Kansas Supreme Court opinion)
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  100. ^ Shipp, E. R. (May 20, 1988). "Steinberg Disbarred Over Law Exam Exemption". The New York Times. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
  101. ^ "Law.com: Civil Rights Lawyer Lynne Stewart is Disbarred for Conviction in Terror Aid Case". Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved October 14, 2009.
  102. ^ "Swindall Convicted of Lying in Probe of Money Laundering". Los Angeles Times. June 20, 1989. Retrieved November 19, 2014.
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  104. ^ "United States v. Patrick L. Swindall Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Case No. 91-8329". August 31, 1992.
  105. ^ "In the Matter of Swindall Supreme Court of Georgia, 468 S.E.2d 372 (1996)". April 8, 1996.
  106. ^ Ray Stern (April 10, 2012). "Andrew Thomas and Lisa Aubuchon Disbarred". Valley Fever. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  107. ^ "Arizona Prosecutor Disbarred for Plotting Bad Arrests with 'America's Toughest Sheriff'". April 11, 2012.
  108. ^ Order, The Florida Bar v. Thompson, Nos. SC07-80, SC07-354 (Fla. Sept. 25, 2008) Archived March 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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  110. ^ Harvey, Joseph M.; Doherty, William (July 26, 1973). "Troy disbarred; banned from bench". The Boston Globe.
  111. ^ "Nathan A. Tufts is Disbarred". The Boston Daily Globe. June 20, 1922.