Attorney Discipline
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Attorney reprimanded for ex parte communication
A Tippecanoe County attorney has received a private reprimand after the Indiana Supreme Court concluded she violated Professional Conduct Rule 3.5(b) when an emergency petition for a temporary guardian appointment was presented to the judge before notice was presented to the parents.
Ex-lawyer accused of bilking relatives pleads not guilty
A former Madison attorney accused of bilking relatives out of nearly $2 million has pleaded not guilty to those charges.
Valpo ex-attorney Holesinger gets 10 years
Former Valparaiso attorney Clark Holesinger has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison and ordered to pay nearly $1 million in restitution to clients he defrauded.
Indiana attorney registrations due Oct. 1
Indiana attorneys are being reminded to complete the annual attorney registration process and certify their IOLTA status by Oct. 1, 2015. Lawyers who fail to register by the deadline will incur late fees and possible license suspension.
Lawyer who threatened rape fires back in discipline reply
A Fort Wayne lawyer who was charged after threatening to rape his opponent in a divorce case admits he was wrong to do that, but he says he shouldn’t be punished by the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission because the threat wasn’t literal and he was protecting his client.
Grassroots efforts brought alcohol and drug abuse out of shadows
A generation ago, lawyers with alcohol or drug addictions often had another problem: Seeking help might risk their professional livelihood.
State orders 2 to stop unauthorized practice of law
Two people have been ordered this month by the Indiana Supreme Court to cease the unauthorized practice of law.
Supreme Court disbars suspended Fort Wayne lawyer
A Fort Wayne lawyer’s latest disciplinary matter resulted in his disbarment for taking $8,725 from clients he represented in a bankruptcy case.
Lawyer suspended for distributing pseudoephedrine
A South Bend attorney who pleaded guilty to federal charges that she supplied a key ingredient to members of a meth ring has been suspended from the practice of law for three years.
COA upholds attorney’s criminal trespass conviction
An attorney’s attempt to overturn his criminal trespass conviction by arguing the state statute is unconstitutional as applied to leased property was rejected by the Indiana Court of Appeals as failing to convince even a “person of ordinary intelligence."
Merrillville attorney disbarred for stealing funds
A northern Indiana attorney who stole trust account funds belonging to his former law partner and that partner’s clients, and embezzled hundreds of thousands of dollars from a receivership, has been disbarred by the Indiana Supreme Court.
Justices disbar attorney who abandoned practice for Australia
A Kokomo attorney who took nearly $60,000 from clients but never completed their legal matters – and later abruptly abandoned his law practice to move to Australia – has been disbarred by the Indiana Supreme Court.
Justices suspend lawyer who defrauded seniors of $19M
An Indianapolis lawyer who pleaded guilty more than six months ago to four felony counts of securities fraud from a Hamilton County real estate Ponzi scheme was suspended from the practice of law Thursday.