Can lawyers who knowingly lie in written court pleadings, be charged with perjury?

Answer 1

You say, 'knowingly lie'. That's vague--if they are going on what their client tells them, they aren't knowing lying even if that information turns out to be incorrect. One would have a very had time time proving an attorney "knowingly' lied in a pleading to the Court.

Answer 2

Yes, because attorneys are officers of the court; many of the pleadings signed must be done so under oath and under penalty of perjury (like affidavits or declarations and in some cases, pleadings).
Remember, though if attorneys are putting in pleadings facts told to them by their clients, it's going to be pretty hard to prove that they "knowingly lied." That's the problem with perjury in general.
A better route is the one suggested before--contact the disciplinary authority for attorneys in your state -- sometimes it's the Bar Association, sometimes its the Supreme Court of the state (the attorney registration & disciplinary office, or something like that).

Answer 3

Perjury applies to witnesses and parties involved in the controversy. This is not to say that an attorney isn't subject to discipline. The terminology you are using is off. Attorneys who make false representations to the court may be sanctioned and subject to action by the court and their bar association. If you know this is happening, first contact the judge, then the bar association.

Answer 4

No. in any different case, absolutely everyone convicted via fact the consequence of a criminal trial could be charged with perjury. Perjury cases tend to be few and lots between and those that have been substantially suggested interior the clicking have tended to be those of severe profile defendants, alongside with Lord Archer and Jonathan Aitken, the two certainly one of whom have been themselves powerful writers and whom the clicking extremely joyful in villifying.

Answer 5

I believe purjury is when a sworn in witness knowingly lies to the judge and jury. A lawyers job is to protect his/her client and will not be called to testify. They can get in trouble for withholding evidence, but it has to be physical evidence or evidence of someone else's knowledge in the case.. There is such a thing as confidetiality. Check your local and state laws to find out more.

Answer 6

They can get more than that. Contact the Bar Association of your state with the lawyer's name and your complaint. You can also contact your local prosecuting attorney for assistance.