Crap Draws Reprimand

A Virginia State Bar Subcommittee has imposed a reprimand without terms for conduct at a deposition.

The attorney called the case “crap” at the outset of the proceeding. He later told opposing counsel that he had “only asked three pertinent questions during the 45-minute deposition” and again called the case “crap.”

He called opposing counsel’s position “nonsense” and “baloney.”

The conduct violated the rules governing fairness to opposing counsel and parties as well as the rules requiring respect for the rights of third persons. (Mike Frisch)