BREAKING: JW filed a complaint w/ the Board of Professional Responsibility of D.C. Court on attorneys Debra Katz, Lisa Banks, & Michael Bromwich for violating rules of professional responsibility in their representation of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford. (1/10)
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By not informing Dr. Ford that Senator Grassley – Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee – offered to “fly female staff investigators to meet Dr. Ford in California, or anywhere else, to obtain (her) testimony,” her attorneys violated those rules. (2/10)
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District of Columbia Rules of Professional Conduct that Dr. Ford’s attorneys violated: “Rule l.4(a) – A lawyer shall keep a client reasonably informed about the status of a matter and promptly comply with reasonable requests for information.” (3/10)
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District of Columbia Rules of Professional Conduct that Dr. Ford’s attorneys violated: “Rule 1.4(b) – A lawyer shall explain a matter to the extent reasonably necessary to permit the client to make informed decisions regarding the representation.” (4/10)
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From JW’s complaint: “It is clear, by Dr. Ford’s own testimony, that her attorneys did not communicate the Committee’s multiple offers to take her testimony in California, despite the fact that this was Dr. Ford’s preferred option.” (5/10)
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From JW’s complaint: “In fact, Dr. Ford testified that she 'wasn’t clear on what the offer was' and regarded the possibility of investigators taking her testimony in California as 'unrealistic' — when in fact it had been specifically offered.” (6/10)
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From JW’s complaint: “Despite knowing of Dr. Ford’s strong preference to not travel to D.C., it was inexcusable that Dr. Ford’s attorneys neglected to inform her of the fact that the Committee investigators were willing to meet her in California.” (7/10)
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The misconduct of Dr. Ford’ attorneys – Ms. Katz, Ms. Banks, and Mr. Bromwich – and their failure to inform their client of the offer to have Committee staff investigate Dr. Ford in California was dishonest at worst and careless at best. (8/10)
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JW President @TomFitton: “We are concerned that ethics rules were violated by Dr. Ford’s attorneys during the Kavanaugh confirmation and so we took action to get accountability.” (9/10)
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JW President @TomFitton: “We already filed a Senate ethics complaint against Senator Cory Booker over his admitted rule breaking and are considering additional steps to address the misconduct committed by Justice Kavanaugh’s opponents.” (10/10)
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