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disbar

[dis-bahr] / dɪsˈbɑr /




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While no further proceedings occurred in New York to permanently disbar Giuliani, the D.C.

From Salon Jun. 4, 2024

State Bar prosecutors moved Friday to disbar David Lira, Girardi’s son-in-law, and another former employee, Keith Griffin, for alleged misappropriation of client funds.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 9, 2023

Officials in Georgia had been weighing whether to disbar Wood over his efforts, holding a disciplinary trial earlier this year.

From Seattle Times Jul. 5, 2023

“The plan was to disbar me so I wouldn’t be relevant, and that by and large happened,” he says.

From The Verge Mar. 10, 2022

"I'll then go on record as asking you to disbar yourself from this hearing on the grounds that you are not an impartial judge of the justice in my case."

From The Fourth R by George Oliver Smith

Capitol also are among those “indicted, prosecuted, disbarred and/or jailed,” Kimball wrote.

From MarketWatch May 18, 2026

He has since been disbarred in New York and Washington.

From Barron's May 3, 2026

The State Bar Court will rule on whether Romeyn and Khalifeh committed professional misconduct and could recommend that their licenses to practice law be suspended or that the attorneys be disbarred.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 14, 2026

Criminal lawyer Anu Mohindru was disbarred by the Barristers' Tribunal Service when it determined he fabricated his CV while applying for a senior job.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2025

They’d have him disbarred; Bud Gleason would no doubt see that Hirsshorn foreclosed on his house.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

These associations are used to disbarring people who, say, defrauded their clients or were utterly incompetent in court over and over again, et cetera.

From Slate Oct. 9, 2025

Officials at the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England would explore introducing a disbarring service, he said, something previously seen as unnecessary following reviews of NHS management.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2023

The panel could recommend disbarring him, suspending his D.C. law license or formally censuring him.

From Reuters Dec. 15, 2022

But she could also go further — assessing additional monetary penalties or recommending grievance proceedings be opened that could result in banning the attorneys from practicing in Michigan or disbarring them altogether.

From Washington Post Jul. 12, 2021

Besides, there had been talk of disbarring him from the practice of his profession, and I, as a lawyer, had been urged to instigate that proceeding.

From The Boss of Little Arcady by Harry Leon Wilson




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