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Tuesday, January 04, 2011

Ind. Law - "What the hell is going on with female lawyers in Indiana?"

That unfortunately is a quote from the widely-read, national law blog, Above the Law. In an entry headed "Lawyer of the Day: Deputy Prosecutor / Other Woman Allegedly Beats Up Wife," Elie Mystal writes -- here are a few quotes:

What the hell is going on with female lawyers in Indiana? Last month, a lawyer there was accused of going on a rampage, in which she allegedly attacked a boyfriend she suspected of cheating and then assaulted a corrections officer. Today we’ve got another attorney — a deputy prosecutor, no less — accused of violence. She allegedly attacked the wife of a man she was sleeping with.

That’s right, the “other woman” apparently attacked the wife. You can’t attack the spouse if you are the other woman. Doesn’t anybody respect the rules? When did Indiana turn into Vietnam? * * *

Quick question: does Indiana even have a “character and fitness” review for new lawyers? Other states have lawyer scandals; what’s up with Indiana and its penchant for lawyer assaults? The Indiana bar needs to start having some “anger management” CLE.

Fair warning if you decide to look at the comments ...

Posted by Marcia Oddi on January 4, 2011 01:43 PM
Posted to Indiana Law