Lawyer gets 30-day suspension after second OWI plea
A Hamilton County attorney has been suspended for 30 days after pleading guilty to her second drunken driving charge in less than a year, according to court records.
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Disciplinary Actions — 3/7/2018
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Fort Wayne attorney suspended for unethical client recruitment
A Fort Wayne attorney previously disciplined for deceptive marketing practices has been suspended from the practice of law for nine months after he engaged in another unethical scheme to garner more clients.
Disciplinary Actions — 2/7/2018
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Disciplinary Actions – 1/24/18
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Speedway attorney’s discipline added to indefinite suspension
A Speedway attorney with a lengthy disciplinary history has been suspended from the practice of law in Indiana for 90 days, a suspension that will run concurrently with the indefinite suspension he is already under.
Attorney’s discipline converted to indefinite suspension
The Indiana Supreme Court has indefinitely suspended an Indianapolis attorney from the practice of law after previously suspending him for noncooperation with a disciplinary investigation.
Judge: Kentucky lawyer who fled must forfeit bond
A federal judge in Lexington, Kentucky has ruled that a lawyer in that state who went on the run in a more than $500 million Social Security fraud case must forfeit property put up for bond.
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Justices weigh if trial can proceed after prosecutor misconduct
The Indiana Supreme Court will decide if a man charged in his wife’s shooting death will finally have to stand trial after a series of judicial recusals and state misconduct resulted in the trial court dismissing the criminal case.
Disciplinary Actions
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Attorney suspended 6 months for work with California firm
The Indiana Supreme Court has suspended a Carmel attorney from the practice of law for six months after finding he engaged in an improper business relationship with an out-of-state corporation.
Indianapolis attorney pleads guilty to immigration fraud
An Indianapolis immigration attorney has pleaded guilty to filing false visa applications for more than 250 clients and collecting $750,000 in fraudulent fees.
Deputy prosecutor suspended 4 years for eavesdropping
A LaPorte County deputy prosecutor who listened in on privileged communication between defense attorneys and their clients has been suspended from the practice of law in Indiana for at least four years.
Disciplinary Actions – 11/01/17
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COA reinstates suit delayed due to lawyer’s ‘abdication’
Despite an almost two-year span with no action on a car-crash complaint, the Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled the plaintiff may move forward with the suit because the unique facts of the case do not warrant dismissal for failure to prosecute.
Supreme Court indefinitely suspends special-needs trust lawyer
An Indianapolis lawyer suspended amid criminal charges and allegations that he stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from his clients’ special-needs trust funds has drawn a harsher rebuke from the Indiana Supreme Court for noncooperation with a disciplinary complaint against him.
Disciplinary Actions – 10/18/17
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Attorney who harassed client to dismiss complaint suspended
A northern Indiana attorney who made false statements to a trial court then harassed his client in an attempt to get her to dismiss a disciplinary complaint against him has been suspended from the practice of law in Indiana for at least one year.
City attorney who falsified email suspended for 180 days
An Indianapolis city attorney who gave inaccurate information to a news reporter then tried to destroy evidence of his misconduct has been suspended from the practice of law in Indiana for 180 days.