Kilpatrick Hopes to Save His Law License
November 13th, 2008
Kilpatrick hopes to save his law license. Attorneys for jailed former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick say they want to salvage his law license. As part of the bargain, in which he pleaded guilty to felony obstruction of justice charges, Kilpatrick agreed to disbarment, but noted that he was doing so “under protest.” Now, his attorneys are appealing the decision to the state’s lawyer regulatory board, The Detroit News reported Tuesday. “What happened was totally unprecedented,” Kilpatrick attorney Phillip Thomas told the newspaper. Thomas, a former administrator for the Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission, added, “There are lawyers out there convicted of manslaughter and very, very serious felonies that this doesn’t happen to.” The state’s Attorney Discipline Board has given Kilpatrick until the end of November to file an argument as to why the disbarment order shouldn’t be finalized, the News said.
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I think he has learned his lesson (never trust a big butt and a smile) while he has been on lock down. He worked hard for his Law Degree (License) and should be able to keep it.
great comment mollie, that peice of ass has cost him everything, but let him keep his law license, its lawyers out here doing worst then he is, don’t disbar the brotha, he has suffered enough
He should be able to because that is his education. He had to earn that, and he has already been punished with time taken away. That should be enough. If this is how they punish liars, then the goverment system should all be brought up on charges.
Let him keep his law license. Yes, he erred in ageeing to disbarment while going thru a traumatic moment. Who of us has not lied? Judges lie as well. yet they still sit on the court. Give Kwame a chance.
He has no integrity. His lies cost the taxpayers millions. He agreed to be disbarred. He is finally realizing that he is accountable. Good. He is also accountable for this agreement. Disbar him.
He will find work. He just can’t practice law. So be it.
After reading some of the comments posted here thus far regarding Mr. Kirkpatrick, he put his own license on the line for sex/pleasure and he didn’t care. Nor did he care about all the years of hard work it took for him to get his license….so with that said he didn’t care so why should we care. He is where he needs to be in jail. Let me add that he didn’t care about his wife or the people that voted who put him in office.
Oh one more thing I must add his wife appeared with him in court and appeared not to worry at all as to what he has done!!
I am truly dissapointed with this black man; thats what happens when you give a black man a chance with a job that could have been given to a white and this black am had to go and just F–k it up!!!!!!!!!!
Shame on you Kirkpatrick, SHAME!!!
Yeah, they should not take his law license. I thought that was a bit odd when I heard about it. What he did had nothing to do with his license. He has given up being mayor and that’s all they should have fired him for. And, doesn’t disbarrment have a trial of it’s own with the bar association? He messed up, (not nearly as much as some—Look at Spitzer in New York who was paying for his frolicking with prostetutes with state money…he lost his job, but no charges were filed.) There is a double standard with us…of course all of us are aware of it, so that’s no excuse. But, he should not lose his license.
Patty, your comments are very harsh. There are white lawyers who commit worst crimes, they go to jail but are never stripped of their ability to practice. Do not get me wrong b/c he has abused his authority & made a complete fool of himself & an embarassment to his community but to disbar him is taking it way to far. Then for you to say “that’s what happens when you give a black man a job that could’ve been given to a white” is a real racist, azzhole of a statement. Did you pick up the paper today? did you see the news? Not just the President but a tribe of greedy white men are responsible for taxpayers having to bail out companies that did nothing to help black people. If anything they made millions off us charging obscene interest rates & now look we are not asking for their degrees or for them to resign their jobs. So are you telling us on this blog that it’s ok when a white man fukks up the country b/c it’s his to do but we gave this black man a chance & he did this, now he should be destroyed? Lady get a f’n grip already. You sound retarded.
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They need to disbar him. He should have thought about that before he started texting that woman and lying under oath. Its all his fault now he needs to pay the price.
He AGREED to it! Bottom line! He hurried his attorneys because Granholm was in the pros. of getting rid of him. He used his Mayoral statis to get the plea!!!!!!!!! You cost us Millions!
He should NOT be aloud to practice!! He has zero business prac. law! He can use his degree for something else! There is no reason he can not be a teacher etc. Remember is still has a degree.
ps. He still has his HUGE home in Florida too!
Yes let him work for his money. He can be a teacher. Starting pay 36,000.
Its time he worked a little. We know he is very good at getting things for free!
KILPATRICK Should be able to keep his license. If they let the Senator Ted continue to run for office for the crimes he committed, why not Kilpatrick.
We are suppose to mending the divided standards in the ol USA of America. Kilpatrick is a good man, according to the standards of white men. Kilpatrick only did what powerful men has always done, he just got caught plus he is a black man Look what Clinton did. He did not loose his title or license. He walks around like a saint. So let us forgive Kilpatrick and let him keep his license. Or are we still stuck with that ol double standard.
Blacks get back, white ya right.
I thought we were suppose to be in the SPirit of CHANGE.
QUEENOFUNIVERSE:
I GET YOUR POINT BUT…. AS BLACK WE PEOPLE MUST STRIVE FOR HIGHER GOALS!!!
IN THE PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE WE CAN NOT LOWER OURSELVES TO “THE STANDARDS OF WHITE MEN”!!!
THAT WILL BE OUR DOWNFALL!!!
HAD PRESIDENT ELECT OBAMA DONE THAT HE WOULD NOT BE PRESIDENT ELECT OBAMA NOW!!!
Thanks Mrs. Troy well said.
right on the money
YOU ARE 100% RIGHT SESCHRIS
I AM GLAD U FEEL ME, I ALSO APPLAUD MRS. TROY, SHE SAID A MOUTH FULL OF TRUTH. IT ALSO PUT MY WORDS OF TRUTH IN PERSPECTIVE.
WE ALL REALLY KNOW WHAT THE DEAL IS, SOMETIMES YOU GOT TO WHEN IN ROME DO WHAT THE ROMANS DO TO SURVIVE.
FEEL ME! WE GONNA BE ALRIGHT, JUST LET US HAVE THE SAME OPPORTUNITIES, EQUALLY. ITS SO FUNNY WHEN BLACKS CATCH ON TO THE GAME, WHITE FOLK WANNA CRY TIME OUT.
I REMEMBER WHEN WHITE FOLK WAS COLLECTING FRADULANT INSURANCE MONEY FOR CARS/HOMES. WHEN BLACKS CAUGHT ON, THEY STARTED INVESTIGATION DEEPLY. AS WITH EVERYTHING ELSE, ONCE WE LEARN WHAT MASTA TAUGHT US, THEN THEY WANT TO HANG US FOR PLAYING THE GAMES THEY TAUGHT US. : ) PEACE
KILPATRICK, YOU ARE GOING TO BE ALRIGHT BROTHER
CLINTON CAME OUT SMELLING LIKE A ROSE,
TED THE SENATOR IS STILL A FREE MAN, SINCE WE ALL EQUAL NOW…RIGHT? YOUR CRIME IS FORGIVEABLE AS WELL.
SEE YOU BACK IN STRIDE IN A FEW YEARS, WE CAN COUNT ON THAT.
YOU CAN’T KEEP A GOOD/INTELLIGENT MAN DOWN. LEARN FROM YOUR MISTAKES…….
I sincerely hope that Kwame Kilpatrick will be able to retain his license to practice law in the state of Michigan, because there are other lawyers(white or caucasian) convicted of far worst crimes than text messaging a booty call, & yet those lawyers(white) never had their law licenses re-enstated. The same thing happened to Alton Maddox, & C. Vernon Mason in New York or jew york City, because they defended Tawanna Brawley(she was raped by those racist white devils!!!) & racist amerikkka especially in jew york city hated these STRONG BLACK MEN & ATTORNEYS. Inspite of the fact that President Barack Obama is the Commander & Chief(THANK GOD ALMIGHTY), racism in amerikkka still & unfortunately always exist, & so there will always be 2 types of laws; 1 for whites or caucasians & another for African Americans or Black People. Kwame Kilpatrick years ago should have had a sit down, Black Man to Black Man discussion with former Washington D.C. Mayor Marion Barry, because if he had, he would still be Mayor of Detroit. Hence Kwame Kilpatrick like Michael Jackson, O.J. Simpson(especially M.J. & O.J.) received his n@gger wake up call, & finally learned that regardless of socio-economic status in amerikkka, if you stand up as a STRONG BLACK MAN, & stand by your moral convictions, & helping not only oppressed African American & Hispanic people in amerikkka, but all oppressed people in amerikkka, then there will be those(racist devils) in power to make sure that you will fail, & they will attempt to destroy you. They will use negro(need to grow) people, especially negro(need to grow) women or b#itches, i.e. the bitches who lied on MIke Tyson, Tupac Shakur(GOD BLESS HIM), Chris Webber, Anthony Mason, & the ?#?$% who set up Marion Barry. Bottom line, Black Men, even though racist amerikkka will always work against us, we must be responsible, respectable, resilient, reticent(in public) & walk the straight & narrow, because any deviation racist amerikkka will exploit it.
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