Talk:List of disbarred attorneys

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[edit] Is this a good idea?

As a lawyer myself (if not in the US), I'm somewhat uncomfortable with this list. I suggest we restrict it to disbarred attorneys that were notable beyond their profession (eg, US Presidents, legislators) and add a corresponding column. Otherwise, it's a magnet for legal trouble for Wikipedia - every disgruntled fool can add an attorney to the list, who then can sue Wikipedia for defamation before (or even if) it tis reverted. Maybe a category would do, too? Sandstein 06:46, 26 March 2006 (UTC)

Wikipedia already has notability criteria in place (see Wikipedia:Notability) which should satisfy your objections. This article is not a list of all disbarred attorneys, but rather of notable attorneys who have been disbarred, or attorneys whose disbarment is in and of itself notable (e.g., where it establishes a precedent, or where it led to public controversy). Rest assured that no one will be listing Joe Blow, Esq. of Podunk, who was disbarred for one month in 1973 for failing to pay his professional association dues. —Psychonaut 04:38, 31 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] RfC: should Category:Disbarred attorneys be linked to Category:Criminals via a see also reference

I posted an RfC at Wikipedia:Requests for comment/Society, law, and sex as to whether the Category:Disbarred attorneys should be linked to Category:Criminals via a see also reference. Please refer to discussion at Category talk:Criminals#RfC 28 March 2006. --A Y Arktos\^talk 19:03, 30 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Quick question

If this is a page for dis-barred attorneys, and Clinton wasn't dis-barred (suspended as the page says) then why is he on a page for dis-barred attorneys? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Ghostalker (talk • contribs) 06:07, 17 January 2007 (UTC).