The question of the day is whether or not it’s easy to get disbarred in the state of Arizona? The answer might surprise you.
Earlier last month, allegations made by Eugene Volokh of the Washington Post took Maricopa County by storm. As a professor of UCLA law, Volokh stated that Attorney Aaron Kelly filed what appears to be a fraudulent legal case with a fake defendant, all in the hopes of tricking Judge Colleen French of the Maricopa County Superior Court into granting a motion where the defendant doesn’t even exist. Not an ethical goal, by the way, for Attorneys Kelly and his partner Daniel Warner, who in the past have filed cases with non-existent defendants. How are they getting away with this? More importantly, should they get disbarred?
With a history that dates back to another case of fraud involving Modified Mortgage Solutions Inc versus Howard Marks that also wasn’t real in 2015, it seems the Kelly/Warner firm who specializes in “internet law” might have to defend their right to practice. Such alleged shady deception by a legal team is not only frowned upon, but it may lead to their eventual disbarring, if they aren’t careful. It would be really interesting to find out what Judge Colleen French thinks of this situation.
