In the case of Florida Bar v. McAliley, it is my position that it is a meritorious case. This case is about a male that used his status in the legal system to get what he wanted. It was found that McAliley filed frivolous motions in order to have a different outcome of the case between him and his ex-wife. McAliley did not want to pay child support there for he utilized numerous lawyers to file motions that were found to be a waste of the courts time. It was found that McAliley was held in contempt of court, suspended from his legal duties as well as requested that he get a mental evaluation to see if he was able to practice law. According to the Preamble: A Lawyer’s Responsibilities, one will clearly see the outline of guide lines that
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However, in the case of McAliley, the lawyers were abused and used to get what he wanted. The lawyers did not stay neutral and abused their privileges of the law as well.
• 5) A lawyer should always be professional with the law, including business and personal affairs. In the case of McAliley, the lawyer personal affair was breached by making non-meritorious claims in court.
• 18) One can, in some cases, take it upon yourself to appeal to a judgement. In the case of McAliley the judgment was appealed, and this was found to be a direct violation of the appeal process.
• 19) Failure of obligations can result in disciplinary action, which it did for all the people involved in the misuse of the law in the case of McAliley.
When looking at the statements above one can conclude that the lawyers as well as McAliley were in breach of their legal obligations. They abused the system and used their legal presence to try and get an unjust outcome in a divorce proceeding. When McAliley did not get what he wanted, he would simply find another face of the law, and use them to try and get what he wanted unjustly yet again. The attorneys are just as responsible as McAliley due to the fact that they let their personal judgment get in the way of their legal obligations to meritorious in the cort of law: while upholding the integrity of
However, in the case of McAliley, the lawyers were abused and used to get what he wanted. The lawyers did not stay neutral and abused their privileges of the law as well.
• 5) A lawyer should always be professional with the law, including business and personal affairs. In the case of McAliley, the lawyer personal affair was breached by making non-meritorious claims in court.
• 18) One can, in some cases, take it upon yourself to appeal to a judgement. In the case of McAliley the judgment was appealed, and this was found to be a direct violation of the appeal process.
• 19) Failure of obligations can result in disciplinary action, which it did for all the people involved in the misuse of the law in the case of McAliley.
When looking at the statements above one can conclude that the lawyers as well as McAliley were in breach of their legal obligations. They abused the system and used their legal presence to try and get an unjust outcome in a divorce proceeding. When McAliley did not get what he wanted, he would simply find another face of the law, and use them to try and get what he wanted unjustly yet again. The attorneys are just as responsible as McAliley due to the fact that they let their personal judgment get in the way of their legal obligations to meritorious in the cort of law: while upholding the integrity of