Court finds lawyer failed to follow ‘professional rules that govern safekeeping property’ and ‘meritorious claims and contentions’
Highlights
- Jonathon Moseley was disbarred by a three-judge panel in a Virginia state court on Friday following a two-hour hearing.
- He failed to follow ‘professional rules that govern safekeeping property’ and ‘meritorious claims and contentions’ The lawyer has represented a number of well-known Capitol riot defendants, such as one of the Oath Keepers who have been charged with seditious conspiracy and several people in the sights of the House select committee investigating the 6 January insurrection.
- The disbarment may affect defendant’s Kelly Meggs ability to put forward a defence, Politico reported.