Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Brumar89 who wrote (1063450)

3/31/2018 9:37:48 PM

From: Brumar89

Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1577352

Could Michael Cohen Get Disbarred Thanks To Stormy Daniels?

[ Of course, but it's the lying that he's doing that are his problem.

“I cannot predict what the result will be as the precise facts are not known, but based on public reports, my view is that at least some discipline is likely,” said Dan Abrams, a New York City-based defense attorney who specializes in legal malpractice and business litigation.

“Mr. Cohen is apparently admitting to paying a lot of money to settle a matter which could have ended in litigation without his client’s consent or knowledge,” Abrams said, outlining a legal Catch-22 for Cohen: Either he broke rules by negotiating without Trump’s knowledge and using his own money, or he broke another rule by lying about it.

If Cohen paid off Daniels without Trump’s consent, Abrams said, “this violates New York’s Rule of Professional Conduct 1.8(e) which prohibits an attorney from providing his client financial assistance in connection with contemplated litigation, with exceptions which do not apply here. If Trump did not know about the payments, it would probably violate Rule 1.2, which prohibits an attorney from settling a matter without client consent, and probably Rule 1.4, which requires the attorney to communicate with clients as reasonably necessary under the circumstances.”

washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/could-trump-lawyer-michael-cohen-get-disbarred-over-stormy-daniels