Ethy Awards

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In this episode, legal humorist Sean Carter introduces the latest Ethy Awards nominees:

(1)  LEAP OF FAITH (Most Deceptive Marketing)

A North Carolina lawyer has been charged with deceptive marketing practices for marketing himself as a "Christian lawyer" while simultaneously engaging in gratuitous sexually explicit communications with his clients.

(2)  SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE (Best Original Excuse)

An Ohio judge is facing a possible two (2) year suspension for a "breathtaking number of infractions" that she claims were caused by menopause and sleep apnea.

(3)  HULK (Ms/Mr Uncongeniality Award)

A North Carolina lawyer was reprimanded for telling the opposing party that, in essence, they wouldn't like him when he's angry.

(4)  SHOOT TO KILL (Worst Temper in a Non-Legal Setting)

A Colorado lawyer suspended for three (3) years after being convicted of shooting a motorist in the back of the head after mistakenly believing that the motorist was trying to run down fellow protestors at a Black Lives Matter rally in the wake of George Floyd's murder.

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In this episode, legal humorist Sean Carter introduces four (4) new nominees, including nominees in lesser known categories such as The Comeback Kid and Most Impaired in a Non-Legal Setting.

(1)  CHRISTINE (Most Impaired in a Non-Legal Setting)

A Florida lawyer was suspended on an emergency basis after she was arrested for intentionally driving her car into a crowd of people at a supermarket.

(2)  WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (Comeback Kid)

The Illinois Hearing Board has proposed a censure for a lawyer who slept with the client and then falsely claimed that she was an employee to help her get an apartment.

(3)  ZOOM (Most Impaired in a Legal Setting)

An Arizona lawyer has been suspended for six months and a day for showing up drunk to a Zoom status conference.

(4)  DOUBLE TAKE (Most Creative Billing)

An Illinois lawyer has been suspended for three (3) years for repeatedly billing two parties for the same legal work.

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In this episode, we introduce three (3) confirmed nominees and a prospective nominee, who just happens to be a member of the U.S. Supreme Court.

1)  LOVE AT FIRST BITE (Worst Love Scene)

An Illinois lawyer is being charged with multiple ethics violations for, among other things, asking a divorce client if he can bite her butt.

2)  PAY IT FORWARD (Least Competent in a Legal Setting)

A Pennsylvania lawyer has been suspended in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for failing to provide legal services and then secretly paying the clients out of his own pocket for the losses they incurred.

3)  WIZARD OF OZ (Archie Bunker Award)

A Kansas lawyer was suspended for one year for using profanity and racially-insensitive language, such as referring to two African-American litigants as "boys."

4)  FORREST GUMP (Most Conflicted in an Adversarial Proceeding)

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is being nominated for a provisional Ethy Award for his apparent conflicts of interests due to the political activities of his wife, Ginni Thomas.

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In this episode, legal humorist Sean Carter introduces the next four Ethy Awards nominees and manages to do so without being slapped in the face by Will Smith.

(1)  EVERYBODY'S ALL-AMERICAN (Worst Temper in a Non-Legal Setting)

A Louisiana Attorney Disciplinary Board recommended a 60 day suspension for a lawyer who physically assaulted his teenage son's employer.  

(2)  THE WOOD (Worst Love Scene)

A Massachusetts probate judge has been suspended indefinitely for grabbing the buttocks of a court staffer at a judicial conference.

(3)  A BUG'S LIFE (Pitbull Award)

Two Virginia lawyers were reprimanded for not taking stronger steps to prevent their client from illegally recording her soon-to-be ex-husband in connection with their divorce proceedings.

(4)  RESPECT (Best Original Excuse)

A Maryland lawyer was disbarred for submitting fraudulent expense reports to his law firm to obtain reimbursement for personal travel expenses, despite his excuse that "they owed me anyway but I get no respect around here."

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In this episode, legal humorist Sean Carter recaps our latest Ethy Award nominees:

(1)  REAR WINDOW (Outlawyer Award)

A Michigan lawyer was suspended for six (6) months after multiple convictions for being a Peeping Tom.

(2)  KNIVES OUT (David Copperfield Award)

A Virginia lawyer had his license revoked for using undue influence with a client to get her to leave the majority of her $1.7 million estate to him.

(3)  THE MISSING LINK (Eager Beaver Award)

A Pennsylvania lawyer had his petition for reinstatement denied and his suspension extended for six months because his LinkedIn profile indicated that he had continued practicing law while on administrative suspension.

(4)  WAR OF THE ROSES (Ms/Mr Uncongeniality Award)

A Florida lawyer was suspended for 18 months for his disruptive and defiant behavior while acting as his own lawyer in his divorce.

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In this episode, Sean Carter introduces the most recent Ethy Award nominees:

(1)  TARZAN (Judge Dredd)

A former Kansas magistrate was censured for sending nude selfies to another member of a swinger's website.

(2)  CAGED HEAT (Worst Love Scene)

An Ontario, Canada lawyer was suspended for two-months for engaging in intimate contact with her incarcerated client at the local jail.

(3)  ALTERED STATES (Most Creative Tale)

A Florida lawyer was suspended for three (3) years for altering photographic evidence to obscure the identity of his criminal defendant client.

(4)  CITIZEN KANE (Worst Temper in a Non-Legal Setting)

An Arkansas judge was censured for his aggressive actions in confronting a young man who accidentally parked in the judge's assigned parking spot.

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In this episode, Sean Carter humorously recaps the latest Ethy Award nominees in four (4) categories:

(1)  FATAL ATTRACTION (Worst Love Scene)

The Ohio Board is seeking a two-year suspension for a lawyer who had an affair with a client, whom he later filed a civil stalking protection order when the client began harassing his wife.

(2)  TWINS (Most Creative Tale)

A Louisiana lawyer was disbarred for lying about his car being stolen, attempting to evade service of a subpoena by claiming to be his identical twin brother and fabricating receipts and invoices.

(3)  BEDTIME STORIES (Joan Rivers Award)

A British Columbia lawyer has been suspended indefinitely for failing to cooperate in proceedings relating to his sending salacious details of pending divorce cases to his wife as "bedtime reading."

(4)  SOMETHING BORROWED (Hitchcock Award)

A Massachusetts lawyer has agreed to disbarment after borrowing more than $8 million from various financial institutions by artificially inflating his income.

In this episode, legal humorist Sean Carter introduces four new nominees in four different categories. And, perhaps for the first time ever, he has seen (and enjoyed) all four movies.

(1)  AIRPLANE (Worst Temper in a Non-Legal Setting)

The General Counsel of the Denver Airport was forced to resign after slapping a co-worker at a holiday party to demonstrate "proper" police de-escalation procedures.

(2)  TRADING PLACES (Most Impaired in a Legal Setting)

A Michigan lawyer agreed to a three-year suspension for dealing and accepting drugs in exchange for legal services.

(3)  DESPICABLE ME (Ms/Mr Uncongeniality Award)

The Illinois Hearing Board has recommended a three-year suspension for a lawyer who called opposing counsel "despicable" (among other things) and generally has engaged in abusive conduct towards opposing counsel, parties and even witnesses.

(4)  MY COUSIN VINNY (Hitchcock Award)

An Oklahoma lawyer has agreed to resign after six grievances were filed against her, including one grievance filed by a judge after he repeatedly had her removed from his courtroom for wearing inappropriate attire.

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In this first episode of 2022, legal humorist Sean Carter unveils the first set of the nominees for the coveted 2023 Ethy Awards.

(1)  THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN -- The Pitbull Award

A Pennsylvania lawyer was suspended for three years for stalking a woman he met on a train, sending her countless texts and voicemails despite her clear rejections of his overtures.

(2)  MR. DEEDS -- Worst Legal Strategy

A D.C. Hearing Committee is recommending a six-month suspension for a lawyer who inappropriately altered a previously signed and notarized deed and tax form in an effort to gain a tax advantage for the client.

(3)  THE EARLY BID -- Most Creative Billing

The Louisiana Attorney Discipline Board recommends a six-month suspension for a lawyer who negligently overbilled clients for depositions he didn't attend and charging them for travel expenses that he never incurred.

(4)  MISS CONGENIALITY -- Ms/Mr Uncongeniality Award

A Florida lawyer received a public reprimand for making "unprofessional" and "sarcastic" remarks in several matters.

In this final episode of 2021, legal humorist Sean Carter introduces the final nominees for the 2022 Ethy Awards, which include:

(1)  TWO WEEKS NOTICE (Worst Love Scene)

A New York lawyer was publicly censured for engaging in a romantic relationship after initialing rejecting the client's sexual advances.

(2)  BAD SANTA (The Outlawyer Award)

A New Jersey lawyer was censured after going on a shoplifting spree on multiple occasions at a local supermarket.

(3)  AIR FORCE ONE (The Hitchcock Award)

A Florida lawyer was suspended for two years for not notifying opposing counsel when he received a fax that was clearly sent to him by mistake.

(4)  TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME (The AT&T Award)

The Illinois disciplinary authorities have recommended a four-month suspension for a lawyer who settled misdemeanor charges against a company and four of its employees by only consulting with corporate counsel and not the employees themselves.

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