In Re McCord

Attorney William R. McCord represented a client before the United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit when he was not admitted to practice before that tribunal. His efforts to litigate his client’s case there were so replete with missed deadlines and other procedural deficiencies that the court ultimately dismissed the appeal and barred the respondent from practicing before the court. We find today that those actions violated the Rules of Professional Conduct for Attorneys at Law and that they warrant the respondent’s suspension from the practice of law.

Our jurisdiction in this…