A lawyer trying to drum up business for his law firm online touted the fact that his firm includes a Connecticut probate judge.
A real estate investment firm looking for property to buy in probate courts in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey posted an ad on a professional networking site looking for probate attorneys. Micky Fox, a law partner of Brookfield Probate Judge Joseph Secola, responded to the site's ad: "My partner, Joseph Secola is not only a Probate Judge in Brookfield, CT, but ihe (sic) is also licensed in New York."
The judge responded: "complete and total mistake, his partner, Fox, should have checked with him first." "He doesn't understand the ethical restrictions I'm under," and "I don't even put on my letterhead that I'm a probate judge."
The probate court administrator said he forwarded the complaint to an ethics committee made up of probate judges.
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Actions Of Probate Judge's Law Partner Prompt Ethics Complaint
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Connecticut Probate Judges
A real estate investment firm looking for property to buy in probate courts in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey posted an ad on a professional networking site looking for probate attorneys. Micky Fox, a law partner of Brookfield Probate Judge Joseph Secola, responded to the site's ad: "My partner, Joseph Secola is not only a Probate Judge in Brookfield, CT, but ihe (sic) is also licensed in New York."
The judge responded: "complete and total mistake, his partner, Fox, should have checked with him first." "He doesn't understand the ethical restrictions I'm under," and "I don't even put on my letterhead that I'm a probate judge."
The probate court administrator said he forwarded the complaint to an ethics committee made up of probate judges.
Full Article and Source:
Actions Of Probate Judge's Law Partner Prompt Ethics Complaint
See also:
Connecticut Probate Judges
Selr-help is great! After all, they all belong to the same club which, in fact, is only a trade association, although they manage "licensing." License to steal?
ReplyDeleteWhat is the purpose and function of a trade association? Self-help, running a monopoly!
What might the reason be that a lawyer would take the risk to advertise the fact that a member of their firm is a probate judge ....hmmmmmmmmm?
ReplyDeleteCould one of the reasons be: special considerations....hmmmmmmm?