Legal Question in Legal Malpractice in New Jersey
Is a judge required to accept evidence of attorney wrongdoing?
By the findings in a chancery case, it was evident that there was extreme attorney wrongdoing by counsels on both sides.
After trial, the judge requested documents to make further determinations.
One of the represented parties tried to submit evidence of the illegal acts to the judge, but, the judge would only accept it's submission through the attorney who committed the acts.
The party tried to fire the attorney and submit the evidence pro se.
The judge said that, at this juncture, he would not entertain a removal of the attorney of record.
This is acting as a facilitation of illegal acts by the attorneys.
What can be done?
How can the party get the very urgent and pertinent evidence to the judge?
Doesn't he have a fiduciary duty to review evidence of attorney illegal acts in a case?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Is a judge required to accept evidence of attorney wrongdoing?
Your posting is bizzare. However, if you wish to contact me, I will meet with you and review whatever you wish me to review, and tell you what I see.
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Of course, you can not rely on the advice of an attorney given over the internet. Also, the exact facts of your situation, including facts which you have not mentioned in your question, may completely change the result for your situation.
Re: Is a judge required to accept evidence of attorney wrongdoing?
So you think the attys screwed up, and the judge is going to help them cover it up? Am I correct? If you REALLY think that, hire another atty, have him file a substitution of atty, and submit copies of all docs to the judge. The judge can NOT tell you you have to use any perticular atty, except where the judge is concerned that you are competent, as in a criminal trial where some nut wants to represent himself - there the court may insist on the defendant at least keeping an atty involved.
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