Criticism of judge results in discipline case
Indianapolis attorney and blogger Paul Ogden speaks his mind, sometimes to his disadvantage, he concedes. Now he could lose his law license because of things he wrote.
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Justices suspend attorney for history of ‘unethical litigation practices’
The Indiana Supreme Court has handed down a three-year suspension to an Indianapolis attorney whose conduct “far exceeded zealous advocacy and included repeated abuse of the tools of the legal system.”
Disciplinary actions – 5/8/13
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Disciplinary Actions -4/24/13
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Senior judge permanently banned from judicial service
Senior Judge Lisa M. Traylor-Wolff, who faced a disciplinary action on charges she had a sexual relationship with a client, is no longer allowed to serve as a judge, the Indiana Supreme Court ordered Tuesday.
Disciplinary commission seeks suspension of former clerk’s law license
More than a month after former Lake County clerk Thomas R. Philpot was sentenced to serve 18 months for theft and mail fraud convictions, the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission has requested his law license be suspended by the Supreme Court.
Disciplinary Actions -1/30/13
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Disciplinary Commission overreached, justices agree
An Ohio attorney who argued his disciplinary case in a rare public forum before the Indiana Supreme Court prevailed as justices said the Indiana Disciplinary Commission’s arguments failed.
White disciplinary proceedings stayed, suspension still in effect
The Indiana Supreme Court agreed Nov. 1 to hold off on proceeding with a disciplinary investigation of former Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White after White requested a stay. His law license, which was suspended in May, remains suspended.
Attorney discipline process goes public
Testimony alleges that Ohio lawyer’s race and past play a role in Indiana’s case against him for unauthorized practice of law.
Disciplinary Actions – 10/26/12
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Disciplinary Actions – 10/12/12
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Justices revoke conditional bar admission
The Indiana Supreme Court has revoked Harlan L. Vondersaar’s conditional admission to the state bar because he practiced law while suspended.