Corruption in America has reached alarming levels. An increasing number of legal scholars are bending the rules to serve their own interests. America needs scholars who practice law under the Model Rules of Professional Conduct and the United States Constitution.

The people depend on it, but state judicial oversight committees remain disturbingly complacent.

According to a news report by Fox 5 Atlanta, on June 28, 2022, in another example of justice being slow to act, Attorney/County Commissioner, Sherrie Washington, was disbarred by the Georgia State Supreme Court in June of 2022.

This occured after several individuals, over a long standing period of time, including Dashawn Mayweather, filed their own separate complaints against Washington with the State Grievance Commission. The Commission then brought the cases to the Georgia Supreme Court.

According to Fox 5 Atlanta, on June 28, 2022, “Washington’s history of disciplinary problems” and patterns of misconduct involving several other clients, prior to the more recent complaints, was the basis the court gave for her disbarment.

All of these people were harmed by the unethical actions of Attorney Washington. Mayweather hired Attorney William Brent May, to bring a civil action against Attorney Washington. A judgment in a small amount was granted. Awards in these cases should be re-evaluated.

(Public information regarding Attorney May was provided by the Rockdale County Clerk of the Court and offered as a resource for others who may have a legal malpractice case.)

Writer’s Opinion: When a victim of legal malpractice only has one complaint, the victim is often ignored by the system. 

According to reports on KTVI Fox 2 in St. Louis, from 2003 to 2008, two Pennsylvania judges devastated the lives of over 2,500 children in the famous “Kids for Cash” scandal. The justice system allowed this to go on for five years, even though numerous complaints were received. The judges were eventually found guilty of selling children into privately owned juvenile detention facilities, in exchange for kickbacks from the facility owners. It’s been confirmed at least one child committed suicide as a direct result.

In another case, according to the Des Moines Iowa Register, Attorney David Leitner was accused of four seperate instances of dishonest or unethical conduct. The Iowa Supreme Court Grievance Commission considered permanently revoking his law license, but instead settled on a two year suspension.

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There are literally hundreds of valid ethics complaints ignored in America. Even though I have successfully made a career out of investigating unethical conduct, educating the general public and helping to heal the injured, a deeper evaluation and examination of the structure regarding the judicial review boards must occur.