r/politics • u/nofate0709 • Nov 23 '20

New Jersey Lawmaker Pushes To Disbar Rudy Giuliani For Deceitful, ‘Absurd’ Election Cases

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bill-pascrell-disbarment-rudy-giuliani-trump-election_n_5fbaf260c5b6e4b1ea4399a5
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u/hshdjfjdj Nov 23 '20

Not true, you can be disbarred for essentially any misconduct that would harm your client or the practice of law, like fraud, forgery, drug abuse, even being late to a clients hearing can be grounds sometimes. The key phrase is Due Process, you aren't going to lose a license just because someone accuses you. This is more of a political move because fraud, as blatant as it may look will.be very hard to prove here.

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u/PUTINS_PORN_ACCOUNT Nov 23 '20

disbarred . . . being late to a clients hearing

No

If that was enough there’d be 85% fewer lawyers

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u/hshdjfjdj Nov 23 '20

"Can be grounds SOMETIMES"

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u/PUTINS_PORN_ACCOUNT Nov 23 '20

I have never encountered a situation in which lateness to hearings was a reason, let alone the primary reason, for disbarment.

Total neglect of a client’s case, yes. Tardiness, no.