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June 1, 2011
If It's Broke, Don't Litigate It
The Indiana Supreme Court ordered that a suspended attorney pay a $500 fine for practicing law in contempt of the suspension order.
The suspended attorney had a friend. The friend had a window broken in her home by two youths (or "Yutes" if you are a fan of My Cousin Vinny):
Vinny: Is it possible that the two youts--
Judge Haller: Uh, the two what? Uh, uh, what was that word?
Vinny: Uh, what word?
Judge Haller: Two what?
Vinny: What?
Judge Haller: Did you say "yutes"?
Vinny: Yeah, two youts.
Judge Haller: What is a yute?
Vinny: Oh, excuse me, Your Honor, two youths.
His unauthorized practice involved his efforts on behalf of the friend: "Even if [he] did not explicitly state that he was acting as his friend's attorney, this was the clear message that his actions conveyed." (Mike Frisch)
June 1, 2011 in Bar Discipline & Process | Permalink
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Played by the gereat Fred Gwynn, whose career begain in "On the Water Front" and ended in "My Cousin Vinnie."
Posted by: Paul J. Burgoyne | Jun 2, 2011 7:19:05 AM
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