Posted on August 20, 2008 by E.M.
On July 7, 2008, CREW filed a complaint against Michael J. Elston with the Virginia Bar for his role in the illegal politicization of hiring practices at the Department of Justice. However, CREW did not file a complaint with the Illinois, Kansas or Missouri Bars, jurisdictions in which Mr. Elston is also admitted, as [...]
Filed under: Attorney Grievance Applications, Michael J. Elston | Tagged: Amy Goldstein, Bud Cummins, Carol Lam, CREW, Dan Eggen, Department of Justice, Grievance, Illinois, John Conyers, John McKay, Kansas, Lara Jakes Jordan, McGuire Woods LLP, Michael J. Elston, Missouri, Murray Waas, National Journal, Newsweek, Office of Professional Responsibility, Office of the Inspector General, Patrick Leahy, Paul Charlton, Paul Kiel, Paul McNulty, Professional Misconduct, Rules of Professional Conduct, TPMMuckraker, Virginia, Washington Post | 4 Comments »
Posted on August 13, 2008 by E.M.
In his 1,000th column at White House Watch, Dan Froomkin quotes from Washington Post Staff Writer Carrie Johnson’s article that the Department of Justice Office of Professional Responsibility notified unspecified bar associations of the findings of wrongdoing in An Investigation of Allegations of Politicized Hiring by Monica Goodling and Other Staff in the Office [...]
Filed under: General Post, Kyle D. Sampson, Monica Goodling | Tagged: Bar Association, Carrie Johnson, Dan Froomkin, Department of Justice, Esther Slater McDonald, Grievance, Illinois, John Nowacki, Kansas, Kyle Sampson, McGuire Woods, Michael J. Elston, Missouri, Monica Goodling, Office of Professional Responsibility, OPR, Professional Misconduct, Virginia, Washington Post, White House Watch | 2 Comments »
Posted on July 7, 2008 by E.M.
As far back as 2006, I began contacting various parties – including CREW – to suggest that an organized effort to file grievances would be an effective tactic for responding to the litany of attorneys engaged in questionable ethical conduct. Like most people and organizations I contacted, CREW never responded. Of the few [...]
Filed under: Alberto Gonzales, General Post, Harriet E. Miers, John Yoo, Kyle D. Sampson, Lisa Murkowski, Mark Everett Fuller | Tagged: Alberto Gonzales, Bud Cummins, Carol Lam, CREW, Department of Justice, emptywheel, Esther Slater McDonald, Ethical Violation, Grievance, Harriet Miers, Hunton & Williams, Illinois, John McKay, John Yoo, Kansas, Kyle Sampson, Lisa Murkowski, Marcy Wheeler, Mark Everett Fuller, Melanie Sloan, Michael J. Elston, Missouri, Naomi Seligman, Paul Charlton, Professional Misconduct, Virginia | 2 Comments »
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Thomas W. Hartmann
After summarizing multiples instances in which Thomas W. Hartmann’s conduct raises the question as to his fitness to practice law, Scott Horton concludes with this comment:
For an attorney to be formally admonished and removed from legal proceedings twice for unprofessional conduct is an extraordinary matter. However, Hartmann is defiant, insisting that his actions are proper. [...]
Filed under: Attorney Grievance Applications, Thomas W. Hartmann | Tagged: Associated Press, Bernard Hibbitts, Brig. Gen. Tom Hemingway, Carol Rosenberg, Col. Morris D. Davis, Grievance, Illinois, Jane Sutton, Jim Lehrer, Jurist, Los Angeles Times, Maj. Gen. John Altenburg, Marc Falkoff, Miami Herald, Mike Melia, Missouri, New York Times, NewsHour, No Comment, Office of Military Commissions, PBS, Ray Suarez, Reuters, Scott Horton, Susan Crawford, Thomas W. Hartmann, William Glaberson | 3 Comments »