But at the same time, the key role lawyers played in buttressing the former president’s plans speaks to a troubling crisis in the legal profession.
The lawyers he conspired with — whose alleged conduct breached a host of rules of professional ethics, in addition to provisions of criminal law — did not emerge from whole cloth.
for the first time demanded that students at any American law school wishing to retain its A.B.A.
Members of both parties said they supported the goal: to make sure government lawyers consistently uphold the highest standards of professionalism in the public service.
Dozens of other lawyers who represented Mr. Trump in election litigation now face misconduct allegations in state disciplinary proceedings nationwide.
Persons:
—, Richard Nixon’s, lawyering, Gerald Ford’s, Eastman, Rudy Giuliani, Trump
Organizations:
American Bar Association, Washington , D.C
Locations:
Clarks, California, Washington ,