- Jurisdiction
- New Mexico
A lawyer has charged 12 hours of time for something that likely took about 40 minutes.
The same lawyer, on a different occasion, in a family case made up horrific accusations: he claimed that the father was a murderer, had been prison, assaulted the mother, had sexual relations with minor, all out of the blue without even an inkling of truth and simply to gain leverage in Family Court.
I understand that one can file a bar complaint but I also understand that the bar is an extremely low standard meaning that they support lawyers doing things like this. But more importantly, is not the act of making up information randomly and making horrible, defamatory accusations and illegal act? What kind of legal procedures are there which have consequences for that lawyer?
Thank you
The same lawyer, on a different occasion, in a family case made up horrific accusations: he claimed that the father was a murderer, had been prison, assaulted the mother, had sexual relations with minor, all out of the blue without even an inkling of truth and simply to gain leverage in Family Court.
I understand that one can file a bar complaint but I also understand that the bar is an extremely low standard meaning that they support lawyers doing things like this. But more importantly, is not the act of making up information randomly and making horrible, defamatory accusations and illegal act? What kind of legal procedures are there which have consequences for that lawyer?
Thank you
