Prosecutions of lawyers in New York are often headline grabbing affairs, as evidenced by cases brought in recent years with varying degrees of success against Donald Trump’s attorney, Michael Cohen, lawyers at Dewey & Leboeuf, and New York state politicians.

The public interest in these cases is understandable. In addition to the impact of the underlying conduct on alleged victims, each case raises the specter that the lawyer in the cross hairs of a prosecution may be convicted, incarcerated, required to pay restitution and fines that are generally not covered by professional liability insurance, and lose his or her license to practice law.

This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.

To view this content, please continue to their sites.

Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now

Why am I seeing this?

LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.

For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]