A Houston plaintiffs lawyer has apologized and agreed to donate $1,800 to a minority bar group after he allegedly went on a racist email tirade against a South Asian defendant, calling for the deportation of the “POS Paki” he was suing and invoking the name of President Donald Trump in messages to opposing counsel.
Gary Riebschlager agreed to pay the voluntary donation to the South Asian Bar Association of Houston in lieu of sanctions at the suggestion of 125th State District Court Judge Kyle Carter, according to three attorneys who appeared at his punishment hearing.
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