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Craig's List, Sex, and Attorneys

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Mortgage and Lending with Cherry Creek Mortgage Illinois Residential Mortgage License LMB #0005759 Cherry Creek Mortgage NMLS #: 3001 NMLS ID# 158606

I was just sitting in an legal ethics seminar for my continuing ed.  They shared this story with me:

Two law partners, running a practice, place an ad on Craig's List for a new legal secretary. 

"Need to be young and send a photo.  Must be a great legal secretary.  The last legal secretary could keep up sexually, but not with the legal work."

The ethics board didn't care about them advertising on craig's list.  Nor did the ethics board care if attorneys were legally soliticing sex (not sure how that it's legal to solicit sex online), but the fact that they were making sexual performance a pre-requisite of a job.

Both attorneys had their license suspended for 6 months.  It amazes me that someone that stupid got a license to begin with.  However, it also amazes me that the board didn't care about personal activities that are published online because lawyers are to be held to a high standard. 

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Greg Nino
RE/MAX Compass - Houston, TX
Houston, Texas

idiots. Thanks for sharing.

May 19, 2014 02:26 AM
Charles Buell
Charles Buell Inspections Inc. - Seattle, WA
Seattle Home Inspector

Larry, I cannot even imagine the scenarios that would play out in this workplace.  Or play place?  I think I must just be too old fashioned

May 19, 2014 03:29 AM
Lenn Harley
Lenn Harley, Homefinders.com, MD & VA Homes and Real Estate - Leesburg, VA
Real Estate Broker - Virginia & Maryland

They should lose their license to practice for a few years and undergo many hours of sensitivity or something training.

May 19, 2014 06:07 AM
Rick Cignoli
Norcom Mortgage NMLS# 71655 Equal Housing Lender - Avon, CT
Sr. Mortgage Loan Officer

Sex sells Larry. They probably wanted to improve their SEO without thinking of the consequences. Stupid!

May 19, 2014 06:43 AM
Larry Bettag
Cherry Creek Mortgage Illinois Residential Mortgage License LMB #0005759 Cherry Creek Mortgage NMLS #: 3001 - Saint Charles, IL
Vice-President of National Production

Greg....agreed!

Charles....how about ....just common sense!

Lenn.....Agreed.....they need more than that!

Rick.....never really thought of that angle, but why would they publish that the prior secretary put out for the both of them?  Bizarre!

May 19, 2014 06:46 AM
Alex Popovic
602 CRE - Phoenix, AZ
Alex Popovic Developer, Real Estate Broker

I have after every attorney's name in my cell the word "parasite."  That is one club that once you're in you get to do pretty much anything with impunity.

May 19, 2014 08:12 AM
Alan May
Jameson Sotheby's International Realty - Evanston, IL
Home again, home again...

Wow... you just can't fix "stupid", can you?

May 19, 2014 09:42 AM
David Shamansky
US Mortgages - David Shamansky - Highlands Ranch, CO
Creative, Aggressive & 560 FICO - OK, Colorado Mtg

Thoughts???

First off I thought this was a joke!

Are you telling me two ATTORNEYS actually placed ads like this?

WOW and thats one of the reasons so many attorneys get a bad rap for complete IDIOTS like these.

WOW... I am speechless

May 19, 2014 12:19 PM
Shannon Shimabukuro
PipelineDeals - Kirkland, WA
Smart Selling Made Simple for Brokers

Interesting... if the ethics board doesn't care about ethics, what the heck is it there for??

May 21, 2014 04:36 AM
Myrl Jeffcoat
Sacramento, CA
Greater Sacramento Realtor - Retired

WOW!  Sometimes I think we've come quite far when it comes to employment standards. And, then WHAM, something like your story jerks me back to reality.  I also agree withShannon's #9 comment, "If the ethics board doesn't care about ethics, what the heck is it there for??"

Jun 22, 2014 10:48 AM
Christopher Lotte
Real Brokerage Technologies - Columbus, OH
Real Broker Technologies, 614-390-9243

Larry, great post! And that's the stupidiest Lawyers I've ever known, same with the craigslist personnel which did not care on what those people are posting. Gosh!

Aug 08, 2014 05:02 AM
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