Bradley P. Moss

The lawyers who battled for President Donald Trump in the days after the 2020 election are now fighting to salvage their professional careers—a fight they pretty much invited by openly flouting many of the core ethical precepts to which licensed attorneys are bound. Last November, we warned these lawyers that this could happen. Today, they face punishing financial and professional consequences, including the potential loss of their license to practice law.

Every year, incoming first-year law students are told a simple truth: You can sue anyone at any time for anything, anywhere.That does not mean you will win. And it does not mean doing so is always consistent with a lawyer’s ethical and professional obligations.