A Kansas lawyer was suspended indefinitely by the state’s highest court for trading his legal services for drugs, including methamphetamine.
“We are certainly aware and sympathetic of the devastating consequences of drug dependence and the toll it can take in the lives of people like the respondent,” the Kansas Supreme Court said Oct. 30.
“However, we cannot overlook the serious nature of the misconduct underlying the findings in this case, which includes the respondent creating a serious conflict of interest by accepting illegal drugs in exchange for legal representation and thereby engaging in felonious conduct with his client,” the court…
