From the North Carolina State Bar quarterly disciplinary summaries

Jason Ryan Binette of Matthews allowed a client’s romantic partner to prepare pleadings, sign them, and file them in the client’s case using Binette’s federal court electronic filing credentials. Binette did not timely comply with the court’s order to refile any documents submitted, signed or co-signed by the client’s partner. Binette also made a false statement in response to the grievance. He was censured by the Grievance Committee.

Adam M. Everett of Hickory was employed as an assistant district attorney at the Wake County District Attorney’s Office. At approximately 1:00 a.m. on January 1, 2021, Everett knocked on the doors of two neighbors’ apartments. He was openly carrying a holstered pistol and appeared to be impaired. He informed the neighbors that he worked at the DA’s Office and accused the neighbors of using and selling marijuana. Everett asked one neighbor for information related to alleged drug use and drug sales and asked a different neighbor whether he could come into his apartment to “search” and/or “look around.” When the neighbors denied the accusations and access to their apartments, Everett threatened to obtain a search warrant, if necessary. Everett was reprimanded by the Grievance Committee.pe