Legal Ethics

‘No Law License? No Problem!’ Says Embattled State Attorney General

How does this state AG plan to do her job when her license to practice law has been suspended?

There were people in the room who respectfully disagreed with her interpretation of her suspension. I think she believes that she can give advice and consent. What she cannot do is practice law.

— Chuck Ardo, spokesman for the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General, commenting on Attorney General Kathleen Kane’s(Opens in a new window) plans to continue to fulfill “most” of her duties(Opens in a new window), despite the fact that her law license will be temporarily suspended(Opens in a new window) this week thanks to her being charged with leaking grand-jury materials and then allegedly lying about it under oath. Kane has not yet issued an email to her staff, as the “chain of command at the office remains the same.”