The demonization of attorneys continues unabated. Recently, the New York Post reported on Matter of Wiesner,1 about an individual who, 22 years after imprisonment for serious crimes, 17 years after passing the New York State bar exam and numerous failed applications, was finally admitted to legal practice. The headline read, “Crook Demoted to Lawyer: Ex-con makes NY Bar.”2
The article detailed the applicant’s criminality—attempted murder, burglary, unlawful imprisonment, weapons charges and illegal drug distribution and drew its bleakly comical conclusion. He broke the law in serious fashion; he served time in prison; he is now admitted to practice the very law he so egregiously broke. Crook and counselor, brother ducks, joined in the pond of the disreputable.
This content has been archived. It is available through our partners, LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law.
To view this content, please continue to their sites.
Not a Lexis Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
Not a Bloomberg Law Subscriber?
Subscribe Now
LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law are third party online distributors of the broad collection of current and archived versions of ALM's legal news publications. LexisNexis® and Bloomberg Law customers are able to access and use ALM's content, including content from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, Legaltech News, The New York Law Journal, and Corporate Counsel, as well as other sources of legal information.
For questions call 1-877-256-2472 or contact us at [email protected]
