Investigate allegations of ethics violations related to Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto’s handling of a lawsuit to block a federal health reform law

Lawyer finds himself in hot seat after seeking to place AG there

 By News on the Net  Wednesday, April 14, 2010

BENJAMIN SPILLMAN, LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

A lawyer who urged the State Bar of Nevada to investigate allegations of ethics violations related to Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto’s handling of a lawsuit to block a federal health reform law got his wish—except he’s the one being investigated. On Tuesday, an official for the state bar said the bar is investigating a grievance claim that accuses Las Vegas lawyer Jacob Hafter of violating multiple rules of professional conduct with his criticism of Masto… “It just shows the partisan tricks that the bar is playing,” Hafter said. “It is absolutely ridiculous.”

On Tuesday, an official for the state bar said the bar is investigating a grievance claim that accuses Las Vegas lawyer Jacob Hafter of violating multiple rules of professional conduct with his criticism of Masto.

“An investigation and a grievance file has been opened in relation to Mr. Hafter himself,” said Phil Pattee, assistant bar counsel for the State Bar of Nevada.

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