Hollywood lawyer and Hunter Biden confidante Patrick Kevin Morris may have violated California bar rules by spending extravagantly on the president’s son, according to a complaint filed by America First Legal. thing.
AFL, a conservative legal group founded by former Trump senior adviser Stephen Miller, announced Tuesday that California’s law bans lawyers from contributing to the living expenses of their clients or potential clients. A complaint was filed in California state court alleging that Morris violated the rules.
The complaint was filed ahead of Morris’ private testimony before the House Oversight Committee on Thursday.
Mr. Morris reportedly spent $4.9 million on financial support for the president’s son. The amount included a $2 million loan for Hunter to pay off delinquent taxes and $875,000 for the purchase of Hunter Biden’s art.
A Los Angeles Times article characterized Morris’ relationship with Hunter Biden as “first and foremost his lawyer, but also his friend, confidant and banker.” And when Hunter Biden made a surprise visit to the Capitol last week, he was flanked by Morris and his lawyer, Abby Lowell.
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Hunter Biden (center) and his attorneys Abby Lowell (right) and Kevin Morris (left) make a statement on Wednesday, January “Recommend that the House of Representatives find Robert Hunter Biden in contempt of Congress.” Leave the House Oversight and Accountability Committee Markup entitled “Resolution.” 10th, 2024. (Tom Williams)
“However, if Mr. Morris provides personal funds to an individual who is currently identified as a customer, or who reasonably believes that he is a customer of Mr. Morris, then Mr. Morris “This would have violated both “established norms of professional conduct and the legal profession,” America First Legal’s complaint states.
This week, as part of the formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, Morris faced the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, alleging he benefited from allegations of potential conduct and influence by family members, including Morris. He is reportedly scheduled to give a transcribed interview before the House Judiciary Committee. son.
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Specifically, California Bar Rule 1.8.5(a) states:[a] A lawyer shall not pay or agree to pay, directly or indirectly, any personal or business expenses of a prospective or existing client that the lawyer or the lawyer’s law firm guarantees will be paid. or shall not be expressed. ”
President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden speaks with reporters at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2023, in Washington. Hunter Biden lashed out at Republican investigators who have pursued his business dealings, insisting outside the Capitol that he would do so. He should only testify before a Congressional committee in public. (Jose Luis Magana)
“If Hunter Biden or someone similarly situated would have reasonably expected that Mr. Morris had an obligation to provide legal services, he would have financed the lives of his clients or potential clients. Suspicion warrants immediate initiation of a misconduct investigation pursuant to Rule 1.8.5,” the complaint states.
Lowell is an attorney who has spoken on behalf of Hunter Biden on Capitol Hill and other occasions. But the same Times article said, “Mr. Morris strode shoulder-to-shoulder with the president’s son during a surprise appearance at a contempt of Congress hearing at the Capitol. On Thursday, Mr. Morris I will be sitting behind him in a downtown courtroom.” Hunter Biden is scheduled to be arraigned on criminal tax charges on Thursday, just as he was in a Delaware courtroom.”
Morris did not respond to a call to his firm, PKM Law Firm, on Wednesday to FOX News Digital regarding this matter.
Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, flanked by Kevin Morris (left) and Abby Lowell (right), attends a House Oversight Committee meeting in Washington, DC, January 10, 2024. Mr. The committee is meeting today to consider charging him with contempt of Congress. (Kent Nishimura)
The California attorney would not confirm or deny whether an investigation was underway.
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“By law, disciplinary investigations are confidential unless confidentiality is waived pursuant to the provisions of Business and Professions Code Section 6086.1(b) or (c),” a State’s Attorney spokesperson said in an electronic statement to Fox News Digital. stated in an email.
