In April the Washington Supreme Court issued a six-month suspension from practice to Douglas Schafer, the Tacoma-based attorney who had divulged client confidences in the course of a successful effort to expose a corrupt judge (see Jan. 19, 2000)(Gary Young, “Attorney’s suspension sparks debate”, National Law Journal, Apr. 28; Adam Liptak, “Lawyer Whose Disclosure of Confidence Brought Down a Judge Is Punished”, New York Times/Council of Public Relations Firms, Apr. 20; Schafer’s website)
Update: suspension for maverick Wash. lawyer
In April the Washington Supreme Court issued a six-month suspension from practice to Douglas Schafer, the Tacoma-based attorney who had divulged client confidences in the course of a successful effort to expose a corrupt judge (see Jan. 19, 2000)(Gary Young, “Attorney’s suspension sparks debate”, National Law Journal, Apr. 28; Adam Liptak, “Lawyer Whose Disclosure of […]
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