Attorney Misconduct, Bad Ideas

Cursing Is F**king 'Commonplace,' Says Lawyer Who Was Admonished For Cursing At Federal Prosecutor

Your Honor, you must be f**king kidding with this sh*t.

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curse1This process of a contempt proceeding started against me because a deputy who transports criminals from a federal facility to federal court acted as if he was traumatized by hearing curse words. Now, I don’t know how inexperienced this guy is, but curse words are commonplace among most criminals and law-enforcement agents and criminal defense attorneys, and, believe it or not, holier-than-thou prosecutors.

— Craig Weintraub, a prominent Cleveland defense lawyer (well-known for his representation of Ariel Castro, the man who kept three women as prisoners in his house for more than a decade), griping over a public admonishment administered by Judge John Adams of the Northern District of Ohio. Weintraub was overheard calling Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Sullivan, whom he has known for 20 years, a “f**king assh**e” and a “piece of sh*t” during and after the sentencing of one of his clients in a child-pornography case. Weintraub has since apologized to Sullivan, but called the contempt action a “monumental waste of federal tax dollars.”

(Flip to the next page to see Judge Adams’s full admonishment against Weintraub in his comtempt case for cursing in court.)

Staci Zaretsky is an editor at Above the Law. Feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments. Follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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