The Missouri Supreme Court has suspended for at least six months the license of a Blue Springs attorney who had an affair with his client while he was representing her on a child-custody matter. The court suspended Michael Spiegel, a ...

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The Missouri Supreme Court is considering what discipline an attorney should receive for having an affair with a client while representing her.

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The Missouri Supreme Court on Sept. 17 ordered a suspension of at least six months for an attorney who had a sexual relationship with a client. The discipline matches what the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel had argued was appropriate ...

Tagged with: attorney-client affair ethics Missouri Supreme Court Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel Stephen G. Bell

The Missouri Supreme Court returns to the bench Wednesday with a case that could set out the appropriate discipline for an attorney who has a sexual relationship with a client. The Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel argues that St. Louis ...

Tagged with: attorney-client affair ethics Missouri Supreme Court Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel Stephen G. Bell