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Massachusetts: 2006 — Found to have interfered with the Commission on Judicial Conduct's inquiry of his conduct during a Gloucester, Massachusetts zoning board hearing. [42] Stanley Hilton: California: 2012 — Misconduct [43] Alger Hiss: New York: 1952 1975 Convicted of perjury [44] Abraham J. Isserman: New Jersey: 1952 June 30, 1961 [45]
Disbarment, also known as striking off, is the removal of a lawyer from a bar association or the practice of law, thus revoking their law license or admission to practice law. Disbarment is usually a punishment for unethical or criminal conduct but may also be imposed for incompetence or incapacity.
The State Bar's predecessor was a voluntary state bar association known as the California Bar Association. [8]: xiii The leader of the effort to establish an integrated (official) bar was Judge Jeremiah F. Sullivan, who first proposed the concept at the California Bar Association's Santa Barbara convention in September 1917, and provided the California Bar Association with a copy of a Quebec ...
The Massachusetts Bar Association holds an annual gala in March. In 2006, Joe Biden, then the United States senator from Delaware, was the keynote speaker. He met with lawyers including Marsha Kazarosian (in photo). Any member of the Bar of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in good standing may become a member of the Association.
A registered agent is a designated person or entity authorized to receive legal and official documents on behalf of a company or LLC, and can be referred to as "Resident Agent", "Statutory Agent", commercial or noncommercial clerk, [5] [6] or by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), a "process agent". [7]
Attorney misconduct is unethical or illegal conduct by an attorney. Attorney misconduct may include: conflict of interest, overbilling, false or misleading statements, knowingly pursuing frivolous and meritless lawsuits, concealing evidence, abandoning a client, failing to disclose all relevant facts, arguing a position while neglecting to disclose prior law which might counter the argument ...
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The rules of most state bar associations require members to complete continuing legal education (CLE) requirements, [1] and also offer courses for lawyers in their area, with discounts to members of the particular bar association. A great many organizations offer CLE programs, including most or all state bar associations.