SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Legal professional Common’s workplace has filed a criticism towards a Sequim lawyer who has filed lawsuits making meritless claims of widespread voter fraud in Washington.
The criticism to the Workplace of Disciplinary Counsel takes challenge with legal professional Virginia Shogren for a lawsuit towards Gov. Jay Inslee that was just lately rejected as “frivolous” by the state Supreme Court docket, The Seattle Occasions reported.
Shogren represented the Washington Election Integrity Coalition United within the lawsuit. Each have been ordered to pay over $28,000 in authorized penalties.
The criticism accuses Shogren of violating skilled conduct guidelines when she “superior frivolous authorized arguments and made allegations of voter fraud with no foundation actually.”
Shogren did not reply to a request for remark. She was admitted to the state bar in 2003.
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The election coalition represented by Shogren has different lawsuits towards elections officers pending which make unsubstantiated claims of vote fraud. Not one of the group’s lawsuits has been profitable — mirroring the scenario nationally for such instances, which echo former President Donald Trump’s false claims concerning the 2020 election.
The Workplace of Disciplinary Counsel is charged with investigating ethics complaints towards attorneys within the state. It may possibly suggest punishment from a proper warning to suspension or disbarment. Last choices are made by court-appointed hearings officers, with suspensions and disbarments reviewed by the state Supreme Court docket.
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