Attorney Discipline

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming,United States,Montana,Arizona,Utah
• Citation: Vol. 38 No. 2 Pg. 54
• Publication year: 2015
• Pages: 54
• Year: 2015
• topic: Civil Procedure

Attorney Discipline Vol. 38 No. 2 Pg. 54 Wyoming Bar Journal April, 2015

PUBLIC CENSURES

The Wyoming Supreme Court issued an order of public censure to attorney Edward P. Moriarity of Missoula, Montana. In addition to being licensed to practice law in Wyoming, Moriarty is licensed in Montana, Arizona and Utah.

The Wyoming censure came after Moriarity was disbarred in Arizona for his conduct in representing Lisa Aubuchon, a Phoenix attorney. Moriarity defended Aubuchon against disciplinary charges that were brought against her by the Arizona State Bar. Aubuchon was disbarred by the Arizona Supreme Court in 2013. See In re Au-buchon, 309 P.3d 886 (Ariz. 2013). While he was representing Au-buchon in the disciplinary proceeding, Moriarity fled a civil lawsuit on behalf of Aubuchon and others against numerous government officials and a law firm in Phoenix, Arizona. The claims against the law firm and two of its partners were dismissed as frivolous and Moriarity was ordered to reimburse those defendants more than $185, 000 in...