Episode 56 - 3 Strikes Ethy Awards
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In this episode, Sean Carter adds some important ethical insights to the levity as he introduces our newest nominees:
(1) BLACK WIDOW (Worst Temper in a Non-Legal Setting)
A New York lawyer was suspended for three years for attacking fellow subway riders in two separate incidents over a six-month period.
2) FRIDAY (Best Original Excuse)
An Iowa lawyer was held in contempt and fined $5,000 for fabricating a story about being hospitalized with back pain in order to obtain a continuance and then blaming the misleading communication on his "confused" wife / legal assistant.
3) BIG EYES (Archie Bunker Award)
A British Columbia lawyer was suspended for 4 1/2 months for engaging in repeated acts of sexual harassment and making several racially-insensitive comments to his employees.
4) 3 STRIKES (Most Creative Tale)
A Georgia lawyer was disbarred for communicating with a person represented by counsel and then lying about it.
To financially support the podcast, please visit us at: https://www.patreon.com/ethyawards.
In this episode, Sean Carter adds some important ethical insights to the levity as he introduces our newest nominees:
(1) BLACK WIDOW (Worst Temper in a Non-Legal Setting)
A New York lawyer was suspended for three years for attacking fellow subway riders in two separate incidents over a six-month period.
2) FRIDAY (Best Original Excuse)
An Iowa lawyer was held in contempt and fined $5,000 for fabricating a story about being hospitalized with back pain in order to obtain a continuance and then blaming the misleading communication on his "confused" wife / legal assistant.
3) BIG EYES (Archie Bunker Award)
A British Columbia lawyer was suspended for 4 1/2 months for engaging in repeated acts of sexual harassment and making several racially-insensitive comments to his employees.
4) 3 STRIKES (Most Creative Tale)
A Georgia lawyer was disbarred for communicating with a person represented by counsel and then lying about it.
30 min