Three years after F. Lee Bailey was disbarred for allegedly misusing $6 million in stock that belonged to a client, the famed attorney is trying to pick up the pieces of his shattered legal career.
Bailey appeared in a Boston courtroom Thursday to ask for a hearing on his bid to regain his law license.His attorney, Joseph Balliro, told a panel of three judges in U.S. District Court that his client's disbarment was a "grave injustice."
Balliro said new evidence has surfaced since Bailey was disbarred in Florida in 2001 - evidence, he said, that federal attorneys gave conflicting testimony about Bailey's handling of his client's assets.
The judges did not rule, but gave Bailey's lawyer 30 days to present his arguments in writing. Details here from the AP via LexisONE.com.