All lawyers are all sworn to uphold the law and abide by a code of ethics. And because they're supposed to know better, a majority of them manage to make it through the year without getting disciplined, arrested, indicted or sent to prison. But a few of them don't. Corporate Counsel has compiled a list of the five recent allegations and subsequent punishments dished out over the past six months. The following, are some of the best-read articles we published during the year. All of the lawyers on the list are considered innocent until proven guilty—or in the case of bar discipline, until their administrative appeals run out. Former 'Payday Lending' GC Convicted at Trial

Timothy Muir, former general counsel of AMG Services Inc., was found guilty Oct. 13 on 14 counts against him.