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Lawyer suspended for accepting nude dances
MSNBC.com ^ | September 19, 2008 | AP

Posted on 09/22/2008 8:15:57 AM PDT by kennedy

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Lawyer suspended for accepting nude dances

Did Clinton get his law license back?
21 posted on 09/22/2008 8:43:36 AM PDT by reagan_fanatic ("And how can this be? For I am the Kwisatz Haderach! " - Barack Obama)
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What’s illegal about payment in kind?

Nothing

The stripper accused him of touching her inappropriately and filled charges.

Most Bar Associations have rules against bringing the profession in to disrepute.

I suspect that violation of that rule is why he is suspended.

22 posted on 09/22/2008 9:04:27 AM PDT by Pontiac (Your message here.)
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missing information:

While she agreed to the performances, the client contended he touched her inappropriately during those dances, and she went to police in 2002 with sexual assault allegations.

He is not charged with the lapdances he is changed with sexual assault for the inappropriate touching. Also the "dances" were in his office and not at an entertainment venue.


For those in rio linda, the lawyer was attempting to exchange prostitution services to pay off his fees. Also keep in mind, due process is not very relevant in Bar review hearings, the burden of proof can fluctuate.

Again, the excerpt is designed to mislead. PMSNBC gaming the system.
23 posted on 09/22/2008 9:07:11 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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most states have done away with the “conduct unbecomming” aspects.

The Bar panel, not being a court, saw this for him soliciting payment via sexual acts.

Keep in mind the bar panel is not bound by the criminal court necessarily. Even if he is found criminally not guilty, the bar panel can still conclude there is ample evidence to support suspending him.


24 posted on 09/22/2008 9:19:28 AM PDT by longtermmemmory (VOTE! http://www.senate.gov and http://www.house.gov)
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Thanks. That information completely changes the picture.
25 posted on 09/22/2008 9:57:50 AM PDT by colorado tanker ("I just LOVE clinging to my guns and my religion!!!!" - Sarah Palin)
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