2007-10-15 06:57:33 · 5 answers · asked by Lea S 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Yes, there is proof she is mentally ill and very abusive to her former clients and current clients. There are currently over 20 victims of this lawyer, yet only half will speak out, the others are to frightened of her. She is threatning and violent. Judges and her fellow peers call her "crazy" and refuse to work with her. She was thrown out of 2 organizations due to her abuse, mental and verbal. Clients who have fired her find themselves in fraudulant litigation with this attorney for revenge purpaces. The local bar association and Grievance department are a waste of time, they have ignored our complaints, even after a Supreme Court Judge filed his own Grievance against the same lawyer. Would a lawsuit be the way to go? The charges would be endless, Fraud, perjury, defamation and slander to name a few.
2007-10-15 07:18:56 · update #1
The most direct response is reporting the individual to the state bar (licensing) authority -- and that's something you can do if you have firsthand knowledge, regardless of your relationship to the matter.
If you are a client -- or a former client -- you can also sue the attorney for malpractice -- being mentally ill would count as a violation of the duty of competency -- and being abusive would count as a violation of duty of loyalty.
Interestingly, I am dealing with a similar situation regarding another attorney I previously worked with -- he is mentally unstable and abusive to his clients -- and the steps above are what is happening to him as well.
2007-10-15 07:14:11 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Unless you have credible witnesses and overwhelming evidences to prove your claim then I do not see why this lawyer you are talking about is NOT properly disbarred from practising her profession.
One of the case, I had read and was taken in the news is this judge who was properly petition for disbarment only for the reason of alleged psychic ability and can talk to dwarfs in his own home or in his office. According to him that is why he could resolved any given cases to him because of his friends on the netherworld so to speak, some people petition this judge and was disbarred by the supreme court, from then on he has file a petition of reconsideration for his case.
That is why I do not see any reason why this lawyer that you know couldn't be remove from the roaster of lawyer(s) in your own town or State. Proving a lawyer of mental illness is not going to be easy. Although abuse of her client could be proven with the testimony of her former client and her present one but illness such as psychiatrict one should be proven with medical records previously or otherwise and with doctor's diagnosis.
2007-10-15 14:39:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
1. Unless you are a qualified doctor, you have no way of making a diagnosis of mental illness.
2. It would be up to the clients to make a complaint of whatever kind of "abuse" you speak of. THEY could go to the local State Bar Association to start any kind of investigation.
2007-10-15 14:07:14 · answer #3 · answered by Vince M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You didn't say what your position is, maybe a client? I would start by reporting her to your state bar association.
2007-10-15 14:01:13 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How about getting a new lawyer. Do you have proof that he/she is mentally ill?
2007-10-15 14:01:47 · answer #5 · answered by natasha 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋