Thursday, April 26, 2012

Former ACLU Attorney Permanently Disbarred

{Louisville, Kentucky}...The Kentucky Supreme Court ruled Thursday that David Allen Friedman of Louisville, a one-time attorney for the American Civil Liberties Union in Kentucky, withheld a $115,000 judgment from two clients and used the money for personal expenses. Friedman admitted to six violations of professional ethics rules and did not contest being permanently disbarred. The punishment does not stem from any work Friedman did for the ACLU, including cases involving the posting of the Ten Commandments in courthouses.