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Lawyer says community service isn’t ‘viable,’ chooses jail for spitting misdemeanor

ABA Journal

A Wisconsin lawyer chose jail over community service Tuesday for spitting on a Black teenager during a 2020 protest. Shorewood, Wisconsin, lawyer Stephanie Rapkin, 67,…

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Lawyer suspended after he’s accused of plying teens with alcohol and touching one of them sexually

ABA Journal

The Ohio Supreme Court has suspended a lawyer who pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault after being accused of touching his stepdaughter’s 18-year-old friend in a…

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Judge Makes Example of Jan. 6 Rioter Sentenced to 45 Days for Misdemeanor

The Crime Report

Despite a defense lawyer asking for probation and a federal prosecutor suggesting three months of home confinement for Matthew C. Chutkan acknowledged that Mazzocco had pleaded guilty only to one misdemeanor count of “parading, demonstrating, or picketing in a Capitol building,” a common charge for many of the rioters. Capitol, U.S.

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Florida lawyer arrested for removing her clothes at a bar; it was second arrest in 2 days

ABA Journal

A Florida lawyer was arrested on a charge of misdemeanor disorderly conduct after she allegedly stripped naked at a bar and refused to leave. Police…

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New York Moves to Ease Arrest Disclosure Requirements by Would-Be Lawyers

The Crime Report

The current application for admission asks would-be lawyers whether they have, as an adult or juvenile, “been cited, ticketed, arrested, taken into custody, charged with, indicted, convicted or tried for, or pleaded guilty to,” a felony or misdemeanor. The Bar’s House of Delegates is scheduled to vote Jan.

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Lawyer who sued Chevron is sentenced to six months for contempt of court case

JURIST

In July of 2021, Judge Preska concluded Donziger was guilty of all six misdemeanor contempt charges against him, ruling that he “repeatedly and willfully” defied court orders to turn over information requested by Chevron that was necessary to enforce their judgment against him.

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Lawyer charged with phone harassment after partner tweets resignation and his jet is repossessed

ABA Journal

Prominent San Antonio lawyer Martin Phipps is facing a criminal misdemeanor charge and complaints by a former law partner who resigned on Twitter. Phipps, 51,…