ETHICS COMPLAINTS: VIDEO COMPILATION
I believe this is the video
@Balldo's Gate is referring to.
May 27, 2025
Nick talks about a second ethics complaint he thinks is from August of 2024 and from the same guy. This is the clip in which he was asked what would be an appropriate outcome for the complaint.
"Please explain the full situation now that your case is resolved. Please propose any ideas you have about attorney discipline."
"What rule?! What rule did I violate?" Nick continues, "They did the Ayn Rand thing. Like, I need you to participate in your own punishment. "
Nick said no. "I'm not going to think up a reason why you guys should discipline me. That sounds really stupid. I can't figure out why that would be in my interest. So if you want to ask me about a specific rule violation, accuse me of violating a rule, go ahead.
The problem is there isn't a rule against possession of an illegal substance. There is a rule against dishonesty, but none of my alleged acts or even the facts surrounding them involve any allegations or accusations of dishonesty on my part. I wasn't representing any clients. I wasn't soliciting to represent any clients. And if anybody called my office, they got the same answer, 'I'm not taking any clients at this time.' So, it didn't interfere with my ability to represent anybody.
And, you know, lawyers are one of the highest substance use professions on the planet. And, so just mundane possession of a controlled substance doesn't really ring to me as anything in particular.
They were also under the false impression that I have a stay of imposition, rather than a stay of adjudication. So, I had to correct that because that's different, because a stay of imposition involves a conviction and a stay of adjudication does not.
The practical outcome is very, very similar; however, there is a legal distinction for a reason."
Nick was given examples of appropriate consequences, but he rejected them. He believes he not like them. He felt the facts of his case were uniquely different and not fitting for him because he has a law license.