• SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca
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    11 days ago

    Cellino and Barnes! Those two fuckers were all over upstate NY billboards chasing ambulances.

    Ross Cellino Suspension: In 2005, an appellate court suspended Ross Cellino’s law license for six months following a finding of professional misconduct.

    Stephen Barnes Censure: In the same 2005 ruling, Steve Barnes was censured.

    Dissolution and Death: The firm famously broke up in 2017 after, with Ross Cellino initiating a lawsuit to dissolve the partnership.

    In 2020, Steve Barnes died in a “tragic” plane crash.

    Legal Misconduct Context: While their legal battles were intense and heavily covered, they were related to ethical violations regarding client referrals .