Saturday, September 5, 2009

Dear Attorney J. Stephen Hurst

Mr. Hurst, dont know you, but I think I just developed a real girly crush on ya :) Sometimes ya just gotta let your big stick swing... ahem you know?

 On June 8, La Follette attorney J. Stephen Hurst received a public censure from the Board of Professional Responsibility for behavior exhibited to a Department of Children’s Services employee in court. Hurst was representing parents whose children had been removed by DCS and as he walked by a DCS employee seated on the front row of the courtroom, he stepped on the employee’s toe, pointed his finger in his face and said something to the effect of, “I’ve got your number.” When the DCS employee stood up, Hurst assaulted the man by bumping and pushing him with his stomach and spitting in his face. Bailiffs escorted Hurst out of the courtroom, and, as he was leaving, Hurst called the employee a foul name. The board determined that his actions violated Rules of Professional Conduct 4.4(a) and 8.4(d).

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