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I started this blog as a way of building an online community of current and past Ivy Tech paralegal students, as well as letting people interested in our program know what we're up to. This blog is not sponsored by Ivy Tech. No way, no how.

My name is Linda Kampe, and I'm the program chair of Paralegal Studies in Lafayette, Indiana. My office is in Ivy Hall 1166. Stop by and chat. For best results, make an appointment, so I know to expect you. And if you bring your own cup, I'll make you tea. Because hey, we're not animals.

Monday, February 1, 2016

Bubba the Love Sponge--the Last Word?

Several of us have been following Bubba the Love Sponge's defamation case, which was less interesting for whatever may have gone on in trial (I have no earthly idea) than for what was going on behind the scenes. If you've forgotten, the defense attorneys in the defamation case got their paralegal to flirt with opposing counsel (Bubba's attorney) and persuade him to buy her several drinks. When he went out to move her car for her, she alerted a waiting police officer, who arrested Bubba's attorney for OWI. It's hard to believe, but this stellar plan backfired. The attorneys and paralegal have all lost their jobs, and now it appears that the attorneys will also be losing their licenses.

From Friday's ABA Journal:

Florida lawyer is permanently disbarred for DUI setup

Posted Jan 29, 2016 09:28 am CST
By Debra Cassens Weiss

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Florida lawyer Stephen Diaco has been permanently disbarred for his role in setting up an opposing lawyer for a drunken driving arrest during a 2013 trial.
The Florida Supreme Court permanently disbarred (PDF) Diaco on Thursday after he dropped appeals in the ethics case, report the Tampa Tribune and the Tampa Bay Times.
The Florida Bar had accused Diaco and two other lawyers of sending a paralegal to a Tampa steakhouse where the opposing lawyer was having drinks. The flirtatious paralegal seated herself next to the opposing lawyer and later tricked him into moving her car, resulting in his arrest by a waiting police officer, according to the ethics complaint.
The court previously suspended Diaco and two other lawyers accused in the setup in sua sponte orders on Jan. 15. An ethics referee recommended permanent disbarment for the trio in August.
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