Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Lawyer who asked client to buy pot loses license

WAUSAU -- A lawyer from Wausau who asked a teenage client to buy drugs for him has been suspended for three years.

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel says the Wisconsin Supreme Court levied the judgement against Ronald J. Moore ofn Friday.

Moore pleaded no contest to six different ethics violations, and was ordered to pay $1,245 to cover costs for the prosecution of the Office of Lawyer Regulation.

According to the complaint, Moore told his 18 year-old client that his house was going to be raided by police in 2010. He then told the client to bring any evidence relating to drugs to Moore's office.

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Lawyer who asked client to buy pot loses license

2 comments:

Thelma said...

Could not understand this story.
Was he looking to buy pot or just hide evidence for a client?

Norma said...

Appropriate punishment!