Jacek I. Smigelski had his law license suspended for trying to collect fees of more than $70,000 for doing legal work that saved a client a mere $10,000. But while that case turned off Smigelski’s ability to work as a lawyer, it has turned on a gusher of pro se litigation.
On his odyssey through the justice system, Smigelski has questioned the actions of, or outright sued, judges at all levels of the state court system, ranging from a probate judge to a former chief justice. He’s been warned that he’s committing “professional suicide,” but he says he’s not close to giving up.
