In Re Disciplinary Action Against Williams

The Director’s petition for disciplinary action against respondent attorney James Malcolm Williams alleges three counts of professional misconduct: Count I, misbehavior occurring during the Sievert trial; 1 Count II, misconduct occurring during a pretrial deposition in the Sievert case; and Count III, disruptive conduct at a probable cause hearing before a panel of the Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board. The referee, the Honorable William A. Johnson, found respondent’s conduct during the pretrial deposition merited a public reprimand and that respondent’s misconduct on the other two…