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On September 25, 2015, Franklin Huggins was disbarred from the practice of law. Huggins misappropriate d entrusted client funds, used client entrusted funds for his personal benefit and/or the benefit of others not entitled to those funds, engaged in criminal activity and conduct involving
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On September 16, 2015, Jeffrey Smith was suspended from the practice of law for two years. Smith was found to have failed to conduct monthly and quarterly reconciliations of his trust account, failed to disburse proper funds for clients based on those in the trust account, disbursed funds in
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On September 10, 2015, Warren Ballentine was suspended for a period of time to conclude the proceedings in Illinois showing professional unfitness. Ballentine was found guilty of one count of mail fraud affecting a financial institution, one count of wire fraud affecting a financial institution,
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On August 27, 2015, Steve Combs was suspended from the practice of law for three years. Combs was found to have failed to timely complete title insurance applications and premium information, and failed to inform his client of his failure to complete the title opinion and disburse the title
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On August 21, 2015, Andrew Patterson, II, was disbarred from the practice of law. Patterson was found to have failed to appear and timely schedule court hearings, failed to act with reasonable diligence when representing a client, and failed to respond to clients regarding active cases.
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On August 18, 2015, Paul Brock was suspended from the practice of law for two years. Brock began a dating/sexual relationship with a client during his representation of her during a child custody case, ended their dating relationship, and while continuing to represent her, continued to have
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On July 31, 2015, Dawn Donleycott Johnson Warren’s petition for a stay of the remaining of her suspension period was denied. Johnson Warren was suspended on September 19, 2012, for three years. As part of her terms of suspension, she was to submit her law license and membership card to the
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With the rise in on-campus shootings across the United States, many colleges are changing their laws to allow students and faculty to carry guns on campus.
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The United States Department of Justice's announces that it will begin requiring federal agents to obtain a warrant before using cell-site simulator.
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Muslim teen gets arrested and suspended after bringing a clock to school; his father asserts Islamophobia for the reasoning behind drastic measures taken by the school and police.
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Should the standard for excessive force be different for when police encounters a child?
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Welch Foods is under fire for allegedly inferring that its fruit snacks are healthy, without actually stating that the snacks are healthy.
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Can minors be charged and convicted for possession and distribution of child pornography for having naked selfies of themselves on their phones? In North Carolina, the answer is yes.
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Federal district court rules that students who experience traumatic events while growing up could be considered disabled.
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The Ninth Circuit ruled that the rule of amateurism is important to student athletes’ roles at their prospective schools, and as such, they may be given scholarships up to the full cost of attending the school, but may not be compensated or paid for their playing on collegiate sports team.
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