Federal Appeals Court Suspends Larry Klayman from Practicing Law in D.C.

[DonViejo]

JERRY LAMBE Mar 26th, 2021, 6:07 pm

A federal appeals court on Friday suspended attorney and activist Larry Klayman, the founder of conservative legal organization Judicial Watch. Klayman represented Judicial Watch but later turned around and litigated against the organization three times. That’s an ethics problem, a federal court ruled.

In a harshly worded 13-page opinion penned by Circuit Judge David S. Tatel, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit imposed a reciprocal 90-day suspension on the high-profile attorney who has represented Laura Loomer, George Zimmerman, and Joe Arpaio. Judge Tatel also referred Klayman’s case to the Committee on Admissions and Grievances for recommendations “on whether further discipline is warranted.”

Klayman, who founded Judicial Watch in 1994, was penalized by the D.C. Bar for violating Professional Conduct Rule 1.9, which says that “[a] lawyer who has formerly represented a client in a matter shall not thereafter represent another person in the same or a substantially related matter in which that person’s interests are materially adverse to the interests of the former client unless the former client gives informed consent.” The official comments under the rule (which are highly persuasive, but not binding) further suggest that attorneys who have been involved in a “specific transaction” should not represent other clients with “materially adverse interests.”

The underlying conduct involved three instances in which Klayman initially represented Judicial Watch in some capacity, then left the organization and represented clients against the group.

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1. This is great news

This asshole has been an embarrassment to the profession