Lawyers in the case of Michael Ephraim will be punished for a media sparring and self-promotion. Against Alexander Dobrovinsky and Elman Pashayev instituted disciplinary proceedings on the fact of violation of the principles of legal ethics. This July 10, reported the Federal chamber of lawyers.
Look at battle two eminent lawyers in the press through the fingers colleagues stopped on 23 June. Then Pashayeva Dobrovinsky and “dismantled” on the advice of the AFP. The reason is quite typical for star defenders: the lawyers moved the battle from the courtroom and the coroner’s office on television screens and media sites.
“These attorneys actively appear in the media in connection with the incident: give numerous interviews and comments of the electronic and print media, broadcast radio and television stations, participate in different TV shows. At the same time they publicly report information constituting advocate’s secrecy, Express other opinions, are clearly incompatible with the substance of the legal profession, and openly used his involvement in high-profile case for self-promotion, traditionally condemned in the legal profession,” explained to AFP.
at First the Council of the FPA was limited to soft measures, have expressed their concern and issued a statement urging the defenders to reduce the degree of passions. It did not help. For example, on 7 July, that is after the “debriefing” in the house, Alexander Dobrovinsky, representing the interests of relatives who died in the crash of a courier Sergei Zakharov, gave an interview to teleprogramma.pro, in which he stated that Mikhail Efremov “otmazyvaetsya in full”. And his colleague Elman Pashayev, which protects an actor, Dobrovinsky was pricked with a hint of weak professional acumen.
the strongest legal community are alarmed by the prospects of conduct stellar opponents.
“By their behavior in public opinion may be a misconception about the substance of the advocacy, its universally accepted rules, values and traditions,” explains the FDA.
Now, Alexander Dobrovinsky and Elman Pashayev could face punishment for violating the Code of professional ethics of lawyer. The status and practice them for excessive flicker on the TV will select unlikely. But a remark or warning to the reputation of counsel may be tainted.
Other advocates of FPA urged not to take an example from the scandalous colleagues. The Board of the chamber recalled that the lawyer under all circumstances should save honour and dignity, keep your mouth shut against everything that is privilege and give the most reserved and cautious comments in the media space.
