State bar regulators in Texas could present a future order out of Michigan as new evidence and argue Powell should be sanctioned penalties can range from a public reprimand to disbarment. If the Michigan disciplinary board concludes Powell violated ethics rules, that could trigger another round of proceedings in Texas through a process known as reciprocal discipline. It’s an unusual situation - state bar regulators typically bring cases against their own members. Although Powell and several of her former co-counsel aren’t members of the state bar in Michigan, they can still face disciplinary action because they performed legal work there, according to the commission. The Michigan complaint names Powell and eight other attorneys. Powell did not return a request for comment. The Michigan commission also alleged that Powell prejudiced the administration of justice, engaged in conduct that exposed the legal profession “to obloquy, contempt, censure, or reproach,” and acted “contrary to justice, ethics, honesty, or good morals.”Īn initial hearing before the state’s Attorney Grievance Board is scheduled for June 29. The case, which could affect her law license in Texas, was reported earlier by the Detroit Free Press. A spokesperson for the Texas commission declined to comment.īut Powell now faces a separate complaint, also filed last week, by the Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission, which claimed Powell and other lawyers brought a “frivolous” post-election challenge in the state. Late last week, Judge Andrea Bouressa rejected the commission’s request. In Texas, a judge in February dismissed an ethics case against Powell because state bar regulators filed court briefs with “numerous defects.” The Texas Commission for Lawyer Discipline acknowledged “inadvertent” mistakes in how exhibits were labeled, but asked the judge to reconsider because they’d presented “ample evidence” against Powell. World’s Biggest Pulp Producer Considers Trading With China in Yuanīoeing Wins Landmark Order from Ryanair for 300 737 Max 10 Jets Italy Intends to Exit China Belt and Road Pact as Relations Sour Vanguard’s Trillion-Dollar Man Leads a Fixed-Income Revolution Goldman to Pay $215 Million to End Case on Underpaying Women (Bloomberg) - Conservative attorney Sidney Powell recently prevailed against an ethics case in Texas tied to her failed legal fight to overturn the 2020 election results in favor of former President Donald Trump - even as she faces a new complaint in Michigan.
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