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Friday, February 03, 2006

Ind. Courts - Lake County GOP's lawyer faces disciplinary action

The Munster (NW Indiana) Times reports today:

CROWN POINT | The Indiana Supreme Court is threatening to suspend the law license of an attorney representing the Lake County Republican Party.

The high court issued an order this week to Crown Point attorney Bruce A. Lambka stating he has failed to respond to the Indiana Disciplinary Commission's investigation of a complaint filed against him by a client. * * *

Lambka is paid $90 an hour as the Republican Party's attorney on the Lake County elections board, which regulates political campaigning.

GOP County Chairman John Curley said he continues to have faith in Lambka and that he believes the disciplinary matter is unrelated to Lambka's party work.

The Supreme Court order is available here. Several similar orders have been issued already this year, plus one, an Order to Show Cause, In the Matter of the Contempt of the Supreme Court of Indiana of: Bruce W. McLaren, that begins:
Comes now the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission and pursuant to Ind.Admission and Discipline Rule 23, ยงยง 8(e) and 9(i), petitions this Court to direct the respondent, Bruce W. McLaren, to show cause why he should not be held in contempt of this Court due to his unauthorized practice of law subsequent to his resignation from the Bar of the State of Indiana on December 8, 2003, as set forth in the Verified Information filed by the Commission on January 23, 2006.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on February 3, 2006 09:59 AM
Posted to Indiana Courts