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Discipline

Jun. 26, 2015

Disciplinary Actions

Several of the lawyers disciplined recently were able to mitigate their punishment because of the medical, emotional or substance-abuse issues they faced at the time of their misconduct.


Several of the lawyers disciplined by the state Supreme Court recently were able to
mitigate their punishment because of the medical, emotional or substance-abuse issues
they faced at the time of their misconduct. One was coping with his wife's cancer.
Another was drinking so heavily he closed his practice for several months. One lawyer
entered the bar's Lawyer Assistance Program, which helps lawyers with substance and
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