Disbarments, suspensions and censures of high-profile lawyers, from the published decisions
12 decisions in 9 jurisdictions, each with the exact decision, the findings, the response and any appeal.
This site covers only lawyers whose cases were widely reported and decided in published rulings. Each record states the decision exactly as the body made it, and any appeal or later change.
John Charles EastmanThe State Bar of California announced on 15 April 2026 that the Supreme Court of California had disbarred John Charles Eastman from the practice of... · California, United StatesJeffrey Bossert ClarkNo final decision. The DC Board on Professional Responsibility recommended disbarment. UPI reported, in an article dated 1 August 2025, that on... · District of Columbia, United StatesKenneth John ChesebroOn 26 June 2025 the Appellate Division, Third Department, in a per curiam decision, ordered that Chesebro "is disbarred and his name is stricken from... · New York, United StatesRudolph W. GiulianiOn 2 July 2024 the Appellate Division, First Department, in a per curiam decision, granted the Attorney Grievance Committee's motion to confirm the... · New York, United States, and District of Columbia, United StatesSidney PowellNo discipline imposed. The 116th Judicial District Court in Dallas County granted summary judgment for Powell in the disciplinary suit brought by the... · Texas, United StatesJenna Lynn EllisOn 8 March 2023 Presiding Disciplinary Judge Bryon M. Large, in case 23PDJ004, approved a stipulation and ordered Ellis "PUBLICLY CENSURED, EFFECTIVE... · Colorado, United StatesRichard Alexander MurdaughOn 12 July 2022 the Supreme Court of South Carolina, in Appellate Case No. 2022-000812, stated "we hereby disbar Respondent Richard Alexander... · South Carolina, United StatesThomas Vincent GirardiThe ABA Journal reported on 3 June 2022 that the Supreme Court of California disbarred Girardi "in a June 1 order" and ordered him to pay more than 2... · California, United StatesMichael D. CohenOn 26 February 2019 the Appellate Division, First Department, in a per curiam decision, granted the Attorney Grievance Committee's motion and ordered... · New York, United StatesPhilip ShinerThe Solicitors Regulation Authority record states that the matter was heard by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal on 2 February 2017 and "Mr Shiner... · England and Wales, United KingdomWilliam Jefferson ClintonUnder an agreed order in Neal v. Clinton, Civ. No. 2000-5677, in Pulaski County Circuit Court, Clinton was "suspended for five years for his conduct... · Arkansas, United States, and the bar of the Supreme Court of the United StatesRichard M. NixonOn 8 July 1976 the Appellate Division, in a per curiam opinion, held "we direct that respondent should be disbarred" (In re Nixon, 53 A.D.2d 178, 385... · New York, United States
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Arkansas, United States, and the bar of the Supreme Court of the United States (1)California, United States (2)Colorado, United States (1)District of Columbia, United States (1)England and Wales, United Kingdom (1)New York, United States (3)New York, United States, and District of Columbia, United States (1)South Carolina, United States (1)Texas, United States (1)