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: Law Of Criminal Defense

By John Wesley Hall, Jr.

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Accessing lawyer wife's firm e-mail account and then e-mails of seven other lawyers in that firm warranted suspension. Lawyer Disciplinary Board v. Markins, 33256 (W.Va. May 23, 2008). See Twenty First Century Misconduct on Legal Profession Blog and the post on ABAJournal.com. The most damning evidence was that the lawyer accessed e-mails in a case on which they were on opposite sides. Presently, there is no evidence that Respondent has used or misused the information he improperly accessed from OFN. Nevertheless, we must recognize that OFN has suffered negative consequences from Respondent's actions. Not only was OFN forced to expend valuable time and resources to investigate the matter, but it was also required to disclose the unfortunate events to its clients, opening itself up to potential lawsuits and professional embarrassment...continue to full post

Full post as published by Law Of Criminal Defense on May 28, 2008 (boomark / email).