Yes, but usually disbarment is sufficient punishment for corrupt fuckers and a deterrent message to the legal community - permanently losing your livelihood and being publicly shamed in the process, while not a criminal proceeding, is extremely (and justly) punitive. That said, if there was a decent likelihood of the fucker becoming a media personality after disbarment, or otherwise capitalizing on their punishment, I’d suspect that a DA might consider criminal charges.
IANAL, but isn’t there like a whole thing around you can appeal if you got bad legal advice?
Yes, and the lawyer should be disbarred for telling a client to commit purgery.
Seriously. I mean, this isn’t brain serjury
Nice.
Can the lawyer be charged with some sort of crime?
Yes, but usually disbarment is sufficient punishment for corrupt fuckers and a deterrent message to the legal community - permanently losing your livelihood and being publicly shamed in the process, while not a criminal proceeding, is extremely (and justly) punitive. That said, if there was a decent likelihood of the fucker becoming a media personality after disbarment, or otherwise capitalizing on their punishment, I’d suspect that a DA might consider criminal charges.
He actively participated in covering up a coup.
People were executed for less in this country.