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T'wit asked this question earlier; I've not seen it answered and thought it was worthy of consideration. Here it is:

George Felos is perforce an officer of the court, is he not? You can say many things about Felos, but "stupid" is not one of them. I am certain that he knows his client is guilty of attempted murder. He has filed several motions specifically to cover it up (cremation, blocking the bone scan). He also knows that MS is lying about Terri's "wish" not to live that way. He's covered that up too, by twisting words. He knows further that Terri's condition does not fit the Florida definition of PVS required for killing a patient, but he has deliberately exaggerated her injury, ignored his client's cruel neglect of her and downplayed her chances of recovery. (He even helped himself to most of HER therapy money.)

It's ethical for an attorney to represent a man he knows to be guilty of a crime, of course. But it seems to me a different matter altogether for the lawyer to HIDE a crime (attempted murder) from the court, and to misrepresent plain facts in order, in effect, to FINISH the murder. That's going a long way past representing a scoundrel. That's being a knowing accessory to the crime.

Can you comment? (thanks -- cynic#456,789)

it seems to me a different matter altogether for the lawyer to HIDE a crime (attempted murder) from the court, and to misrepresent plain facts in order, in effect, to FINISH the murder. That's going a long way past representing a scoundrel. That's being a knowing accessory to the crime. Can you comment?

This reminds me of the case in California....the attorneys who defended the man who killed the little girl last year in the summer. O'Reilly brought up this similar issue of misrepresenting, intentionally, "facts." These kinds of things would have to be brought before the State Bar.....which means, you will have other lawyers, and judges, sitting in judgment on lawyers. Yes, they do this, but I would say it's less likely that they will do anything about what Felos has done/is doing.

I know lawyers are probably more likely to be investigated/disbarred over overt and flagrant violations of criminal laws, i.e., stalking/shootings, etc. I know a lawyer from Colorado who was disbarred for not paying child support and other domestic issues (fairly serious) with his ex-wife.....who, I also knew. IMHO, she was taunting him. He was not pristine, either.

How willing do you think the Florida Bar (the other good ol' boys) will be to go after Felos? What "proof" do we have that he actually "knows" anything? This would be a logical assumption/likelihood, but, right now, that's all the charge could be.

Felos is a committed suicide/euthanasia advocate, to the point of obsession, as he has proved by his actions several times over. Having already loaded up on Terri's malpractice award money by way of her rat of a husband, he is now indulging his obsession. He is playing G_d for the rest of the world, and was winning the game until the Governor and legislature acted to fix what was broken.

I think he is scum, but he might not have violated any explicit rules of behaviour. Humanity, perhaps. But I am no lawyer.