Comments on: Nevada lawyer steals $400K from clients, draws five-year suspension

By: Bob Lipton

Bob Lipton — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:17:48 +0000

Everyone develops a conscience when they are caught.

Bob

By: Bill Poser

Bill Poser — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:11:06 +0000

To be fair, he can’t simply resume his practice in five years. Regaining his license is conditioned on his making restitution and on successful treatment for his gambling addiction. Without knowing more details of the case, I don’t think that this is necessarily a bad decision. Somebody who shows that he is without a conscience and vicious, or whose problems, however understandable, show no sign of terminating, should be struck off, but in a case like this, where this is arguably a decent person with a problem, it seems reasonable to give him a chance to clean up his life.

By: throckmorton

throckmorton — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 19:17:31 +0000

I agree with Roy B. Isn’t this a felony and why was his licence to practice law not revoked? Why is he not in prison?

By: Roy B

Roy B — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:19:25 +0000

So, he stole $400K, why was he not arrested and brought to trial? This is a truely egregious thumbing of the nose at the rule of law.

By: SmartGuy

SmartGuy — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:33:04 +0000

Bar Association discipline is a sick joke: Criminals judging other criminals. Consumer control of the bar is obviously needed. Remove attorney discipline and place it in the hands of independent consumer agencies.