Illegal Activities
By allowing Lawyer to defend us in a court of law, we are putting all of our trust in them. We want our lawyers to do everything in their power to help us succeed, and most of the time they do just that. There are lawyers out there, however, that have another agenda. When a lawyer breaks our trust, it causes us all to lose a little bit of faith in the system. There are many reasons why lawyers might choose a dishonest route. Sometimes they may benefit from their clients not winning their cases, they could be having personal problems, and several others are out there. The point is, even if you are a lawyer, if you break the law you are going to get caught. Here are some of the lawyers that have found that out firsthand, and have faced the music because of their actions.
1. Anne Adams – A New York Lawyer, Adams has been banned from appearing as an attorney after facing three drunk driving misdemeanors, trying to fix the outcome of a case, and supposedly taking thousands of dollars from a client. Also, while lawyer Anne Adams’s case was open, security footage showed her and the judge hearing the case go into a car together for ten minutes. What went on inside the car is not certain, but both Adams and the judge resigned shortly after. Lawyers like this should not only have their licenses taken away, they should be placed in jail.
2. Goering G.C. Paderanga – This is a very recent case that actually is from the Phillipines. Paderanga, a lawyer, has been banned from practicing law for a year for falsifying documents. The case was brought before the supreme court by John Christen S. Hegna who was with the Office of the Bar Confidant. All lawyers are required to take an oath before practicing, and the proceedings made it evident that Paderanga had violated that oath. Paderanga faced repercussions for that violation, just as any other lawyer would, and it was made clear that any violations in the future would be much more severe.
3. Todd Genger – This is also a recent case. Although this lawyer did not do anything illegal in a courtroom or while dealing with a case, you would think that lawyers would have more sense than to get caught soliciting minors for sex on the Internet. Not only would a lawyer have seen people get caught doing these disgusting acts, anybody with a television has seen the men trying to have sex with underage girls get tackled by police on camera. For a lawyer of all people to be caught doing something like this is insane.
These three lawyers have been caught just like many others before them. Now they are paying the consequences. A lawyer should be fighting for us and upholding justice, not trying to abuse the system for their personal gains.