Lawyer Who Failed Courthouse Breath Test is Criminally Charged - Professional Responsibility - Strategist
I'm happy that in the USA, its bar associations have intervention programs to assist and rehabilitate lawyers suffering from alcohol and other kinds of addictions. Not so in the Philippines. Read the full article.
- Atty. Manuel J. Laserna Jr.
"x x x.
Michelle Winspur has shown up to court drunk on three separate occasions. She's caused at least one mistrial. She recently left a teenage murder suspect at a preliminary hearing without an attorney.
And now the Visilia, Calif. attorney has pleaded not guilty to driving under the influence, driving with a suspended license, and being under the influence of a controlled substance.
She may soon be disbarred.
But currently, she's been put on inactive status while she seeks treatment, presumably through the Bar's diversion and assistance program.
The sad thing is this help should have come sooner.
x x x."
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