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Conour alleges feds reneged on deal to delay prosecution
Former personal injury attorney William Conour has filed an affidavit in his federal wire fraud case swearing that the government reneged on a deal to delay his prosecution so that he could settle outstanding cases that could have generated about $2 million in fees.
Disciplinary commission seeks suspension of former clerk’s law license
More than a month after former Lake County clerk Thomas R. Philpot was sentenced to serve 18 months for theft and mail fraud convictions, the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission has requested his law license be suspended by the Supreme Court.
Monroe County attorney sentenced for counterfeiting
Philip Chamberlain, a Clear Creek attorney accused of stealing from his clients, was sentenced to community service Tuesday by Monroe Circuit Judge Teresa Harper.
Former senior judge faces disciplinary proceedings
A former senior judge in northern Indiana faces disciplinary action for charges that she had a sexual relationship with a client to whom she was appointed as a public defender.
Justices suspend Tim Durham’s law license
Tim Durham, the Indiana businessman found guilty in June on 12 felony fraud charges, had his law license suspended last week by the Indiana Supreme Court.
Disciplinary Actions -1/30/13
Read about the latest suspensions handed down by the Indiana Supreme Court.
Lawyer arrested for trying to exchange representation for sexual favor
A Marion County attorney has been charged with offering legal services to an undercover police officer in exchange for sex.
Conour still without counsel
Ex-attorney William Conour still has not secured legal counsel in his federal wire fraud case, he told Chief Judge Richard Young during a status hearing conducted by phone Tuesday.
Disciplinary Commission overreached, justices agree
An Ohio attorney who argued his disciplinary case in a rare public forum before the Indiana Supreme Court prevailed as justices said the Indiana Disciplinary Commission’s arguments failed.
Disciplinary Actions – 11/23/12
Read who’s been suspended and who has had his proceeding stayed.
White disciplinary proceedings stayed, suspension still in effect
The Indiana Supreme Court agreed Nov. 1 to hold off on proceeding with a disciplinary investigation of former Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White after White requested a stay. His law license, which was suspended in May, remains suspended.
Attorney discipline process goes public
Testimony alleges that Ohio lawyer’s race and past play a role in Indiana’s case against him for unauthorized practice of law.
Justices suspend attorney for 3 years
Three Indiana justices have decided that a Boone County attorney should be suspended for at least three years because his repeated misconduct has “injured his clients” and “tarnished the reputation of the legal profession.”