The incident occurred in September when the attorney showed up at court representing the plaintiff in a domestic violence case. During the hearing the Judge because suspicious and ordered the attorney to be tested for alcohol. When the results came back positive, the judge had the attorney jailed for contempt of court.
Alcohol abuse and addiction is quite serious when it is an attorney
who has the problem. The attorney’s
conduct may not only bring discredit upon himself and the legal profession, but
his actions may also put his client’s interests in jeopardy.
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