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Ethics Lawyer who once brought loaded gun to court should be disbarred partly for deportation threats, opinion says
Image from Shutterstock.com. Disbarment is the appropriate punishment for a California lawyer accused of threatening to get opponents’ clients deported, failing to promptly return client money, and improperly handling his attorney trust account, a bar review department has found. The State Bar Court of California Review Department ordered disbarment for Michael Philip Rubin of Woodland Hills, California, in a March 4 opinion, Law360 reports. The decision may be appealed to the California Supreme Court. Rubin had been disciplined in two prior cases, the review department said. ....