2006-10-19 12:56:01 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
If you have the proof. Make copies of the false documents and file a complaint with the "Board Of Professional Responsibility" Not the bar association. They will have a form to print & fill out. Tell all necessary info but leave out anything you can't prove. You can probably also take the papers to the courthouse w/proof & ask for a dismissal right then. If granted, send that to the board too.
2006-10-19 16:30:49 · answer #1 · answered by grrl 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am not sure what you are saying. If a lawyer KNOWINGLY created fake document in the court then he/she is in big trouble. If you mean that he filed some document that contains facts which his client related, or which he got from his investigator, or just hat you do not think are accurate this means nothing.
In the former case the court and the Bar Association should be notified. He will be punished and disciplined. In the later case the other side should put in countevailing evidence contradicting what the lawyer said.
In almost every case in court both sides are going to have a different version of the facts. That is largely what courts are for--to decide what the truth is.
2006-10-19 20:24:01 · answer #2 · answered by beckychr007 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is clear that he can do this as he did. However getting away with it is whole different story. If he flagrantly lied he is guilty of perjury, contempt of court, and legal misconduct.
Prove the lies and file a complaint with the state bar association. Although it is very possible that the court will do this anyways. Even lawyers don't put up with misconduct.
2006-10-19 20:01:07 · answer #3 · answered by my_iq_135 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely...until someone with the authority to stop it steps in. Your attorney will need to file a petition with the court to review the documents. The appearance of legitimacy is often much more important than truth.
2006-10-19 20:00:12 · answer #4 · answered by Steve M 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The lawyer commited falsification and it is a crime under the Penal Law.
2006-10-19 20:10:30 · answer #5 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if that was true, it would be against the bar association rules for whatever state you are in, and if you can prove it to the bar association, that lawyer will probably never practice law again.
The link is a list of state bar associations, and each has their own set of rules, but filing falsified documents should be in each one.
2006-10-19 19:58:36 · answer #6 · answered by MattyG 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
who says they are lies? the opposing party? if they are lies, then that has to be proven in court. and a lawyer will only (or should) file documents he is provided by his client.
2006-10-19 19:58:04 · answer #7 · answered by Bella 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You'll have to ask a lawyer or look for the laws
2006-10-19 19:58:10 · answer #8 · answered by finesthaitian 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course he CAN do it, sounds like he just did.
However, it's completely illegal and could get him barred for life.
2006-10-19 19:58:56 · answer #9 · answered by Manny 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No he can't and if you have proof against him then turn him in. He could be dis-barred.
2006-10-19 19:58:47 · answer #10 · answered by ♥cinnamonmj♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋