v. to remove an attorney from the list of practicing attorneys for improper conduct.
This penalty is usually invoked by the State Bar Association (if so empowered) or
the highest state court, and will automatically prohibit the attorney from practicing
law before the courts in that state or from giving advice for a fee to clients.
The causes of permanent disbarment include conviction of a felony involving "moral
turpitude," forgery, fraud, a history of dishonesty, consistent lack of attention
to clients, abandoning several clients, alcoholism or drug abuse which affect the
attorney's ability to practice, theft of funds, or any pattern of violation of the
professional code of ethics. Singular incidents (other than felony conviction) will
generally result in reprimand, suspension and/or a requirement that the lawyer correct
his/her conduct, show remorse and/or pass a test on legal ethics. (See moral turpitude
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