PORTLAND, Maine—Disciplinary hearings for six lawyers from a prominent Maine firm are scheduled for Monday and Tuesday in Lewiston.
The Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar is seeking professional sanctions against six attorneys from Verrill Dana, a Portland law firm.
The lawyers are accused of breaking ethics rules by engaging in "willful blindness" to the misconduct of former partner John Duncan three years ago. Duncan was disbarred and served two years in federal prison for stealing about $300,000 from clients.
An attorney representing four of the lawyers said she's confident the six will be cleared of wrongdoing.
Supreme Court Justice Donald Alexander will hear arguments this week and decide whether the lawyers broke any professional rules and whether they should be sanctioned.
