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Washington AG wins sanctions against attorney behind voter fraud lawsuit

Washington AG wins sanctions against attorney behind voter fraud lawsuit

Washington state’s attorney general Bob Ferguson (C) speaks to the media next to Washington state solicitor general Noah Purcell (R) outside the U.S. federal courthouse in downtown Seattle. REUTERS/Dan Levine

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  • Top state prosecutor will also ask Washington bar to discipline Virginia Shogren
  • Dozens of lawsuits claiming fraud in the 2020 elections rejected by courts

(Reuters) – Washington State’s top prosecutor said Wednesday that his office won court sanctions against an attorney behind a post-2020 presidential election lawsuit alleging state officials were illegally registering non-citizens to vote, and said he will also ask bar officials to discipline the lawyer.

Attorney General Bob Ferguson said the Washington Supreme Court last month ordered lawyer Virginia Shogren to pay nearly $19,000 in attorneys fees for violating a rule against frivolous appeals. The court also directed Shogren’s client in the lawsuit, the Washington Election Integrity Coalition United, to pay about $9,500 in costs.

Shogren on Wednesday declined to comment, saying the case is still pending. The Washington State Bar Association website lists her as a solo attorney admitted to the association in 2003 and eligible to practice.

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June 3, 2022 by ATTORNEY

Law firm’s employment agreements prompt D.C. bar ethics case

Law firm’s employment agreements prompt D.C. bar ethics case

Lawyers walk with their briefcases towards the federal court house in San Diego, California June 22, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Blake

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  • Bar disciplinary office‘s ethics claims against Tully Rinckey tied to restrictions on lawyers
  • Tully Rinckey said it will contest the bar’s allegations

(Reuters) – The two founding partners of law firm Tully Rinckey were accused in a newly filed ethics case in Washington, D.C., of imposing anticompetitive provisions in employment agreements and placing unfair restrictions on departing lawyers.

The Washington, D.C., bar’s office of disciplinary counsel alleged in its ethics case, disclosed on Wednesday, that Matthew Tully and Gregory Rinckey violated several provisions of the rules that govern attorney conduct in the nation’s capital.

The disciplinary office’s “specification of charges” said Tully and Rinckey curbed “the rights of lawyers to practice after termination of their relationship with the firm.” The office also alleged policies and practices at the firm “prevented or impeded clients from choosing to continue to work with lawyers who were familiar with their cases.”

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The 70-lawyer firm said in a statement that the

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June 3, 2022 by LAW
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