Am 13. Januar sprach das State Bar-Gericht gegen Oxman die Empfehlung des Berufsverbotes aus, wegen seiner Unehrlichkeit und seinem unethischen Verhalten unter anderem bei der Vermischung persönl. Mittel mit einem Klienten-Treuhandkonto. Nach diesem Entscheid wird Oxman inaktiv ab 2. Februar bis zu einer endgültigen Entscheidung durch den Obersten Gerichtshof. Normalerweise dauert es mehrere Monate bis der Oberste Gerichtshof eine endgültige Entscheidung erlässt.
In seiner Empfehlung sagt das Gericht, dass die beiden letzten disziplinarischen Fälle ein Beweis sind, dass er die Höchststrafe verdient.
Das Gericht sagte: "Oxman`s drei Disziplinarverfahren zeigen eine beunruhigende Missachtung der Justiz, einschließlich von Falschangaben an die Gerichte und das Versäumnis in Disziplinarverfahren zu kooperieren".
Oxman hat zahlreiche Auftritte im Fernsehen als Jurist absolviert. Er war Teil der Verteidigung während des Jackson-Prozess 2005. Vor kurzem hat er die 1-800-GET-THIN-Marketing-Unternehmen und ihre verbundenen Lap-Band Chirurgie-Zentren vertreten.
Am Dienstag stand Oxman als Angeklagter in Beziehung zu diesem Fall vor Gericht.
Unter anderem beschuldigt die Klage Oxman des Versuches einen Chirurgen zu bestechen, um eine Aussage zu erwirken, die fälschlicherweise einen gegnerischen Anwalt der ethischen Verstöße und rechtswidrigen Handlungen bezichtigt.
State Bar of California recommends lawyer's disbarment Comments 0Share17
By Stuart Pfeifer, Los Angeles Times
January 19, 2012
The State Bar of California has recommended that attorney Brian Oxman, whose high-profile client list has included pop star Michael Jackson and the 1-800-GET-THIN surgery marketing company, be disbarred for several violations of bar rules.
In a Jan. 13 order, the State Bar Court said Oxman should lose the ability to practice law because of dishonest and unethical conduct, including failing to advise the bar after he had been fined by a judge and commingling personal funds in a client trust account.
Under the order, Oxman will become inactive Feb. 2, pending a final ruling by the state Supreme Court. It typically takes several months for the Supreme Court to issue a final ruling.
Oxman did not respond to a request for comment.
In its order, the bar cited Oxman's two past disciplinary cases as evidence that he should face the maximum penalty.
"Oxman's three disciplinary proceedings show a disturbing disregard for the administration of justice, including misrepresentations to courts and a failure to cooperate in disciplinary proceedings," the order said.
As a result, the bar said, "We recommend that Oxman be disbarred to protect the public, the courts and the legal profession."
Oxman has made numerous appearances on television as a legal expert. He was part of the defense team during Jackson's 2005 sexual molestation trial. Most recently, he has represented the 1-800-GET-THIN marketing company and its affiliated Lap-Band surgery centers. Last month, he represented the companies during a hearing before the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
On Tuesday, Oxman was named as a defendant in a whistle-blower lawsuit filed against 1-800-GET-THIN by former workers at the surgery centers. Among other things, the lawsuit accused Oxman of attempting to bribe a surgeon to sign a statement that would falsely accuse an opposing lawyer in a wrongful-death lawsuit of ethical violations. The wrongful-death lawsuit had been filed by relatives of a woman who died following Lap-Band surgery at a clinic in West Hills.
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