The State Bar Court of California recommends that John Eastman be disbarred. The opinion is impressive - detailed, clear, and absolutely firm that lying about law and fact to a court is disqualifying for membership in the bar. Equally firmly, the court finds that Eastman conspired to commit a crime with his client, Donald Trump, by conspiring to obstruct the electoral count for the 2020 presidential election. https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/24521262-eastman-decision-trial #LawFedi #LegalEthics #Jan6 1/
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Though not serving as Trump’s attorney when he appeared as a witness today in Trump’s trial for criminally falsifying business records, Robert Costello is a lawyer, bound by New York’s Rules of Professional Conduct. Costello repeatedly showed his ethical unfitness, violating the most basic principles that inform the entire code. I’ve screenshot the very first paragraph of the entire code, highlighting the most pertinent phrases. 1/ #LawFedi #Ethics #LegalEthics
![PREAMBLE:
A LAWYER'S RESPONSIBILITIES
[1] A lawyer, as a member of the legal profession, is a representative of clients and an officer of the legal system with special responsibility for the quality of justice. As a representative of clients, a lawyer assumes many roles, including advisor, advocate, negotiator, and evalua-tor. As an officer of the legal system, each lawyer has a duty to uphold the legal process; to demonstrate respect for the legal system; to seek improvement of the law; and to promote access to the legal system and the administration of justice. In addition, a lawyer should further the public's understanding of and confidence in the rule of law and the justice system because, in a constitutional democracy, legal institutions depend on popular participation and support to maintain their authority.](/proxy/post_attachment/214621/5a05ec6822.jpeg "PREAMBLE:
A LAWYER'S RESPONSIBILITIES
[1] A lawyer, as a member of the legal profession, is a representative of clients and an officer of the legal system with special responsibility for the quality of justice. As a representative of clients, a lawyer assumes many roles, including advisor, advocate, negotiator, and evalua-tor. As an officer of the legal system, each lawyer has a duty to uphold the legal process; to demonstrate respect for the legal system; to seek improvement of the law; and to promote access to the legal system and the administration of justice. In addition, a lawyer should further the public's understanding of and confidence in the rule of law and the justice system because, in a constitutional democracy, legal institutions depend on popular participation and support to maintain their authority.")