Failure To Report Felony Results In Disbarment

The Nebraska Supreme Court disbarred an attorney who had been convicted on his plea of guilty of failure to report the felonious activities of his client. The lawyer handled land use matters and also practiced (and was disbarred) in Florida. His client was on the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners and had purchased a parcel of undeveloped land in a place called Nine Gems. The client had used his public position to advance and leverage the sale of Nine Gems to the county.

The factual basis for the plea was that the attorney had learned that the client had misused his public position before the sale had closed and had failed to report the client’s self-dealings to authorities. (Mike Frisch)