Saturday, July 27, 2013

Barry Wilson Disbarred

"Lawyer facing misconduct charges, could lose license; Board targets aggressive style" by Travis Andersen |  Globe Staff,  June 25, 2013

Barry P. Wilson, a volcanic Boston defense lawyer who spent just over a month in jail last year for contempt after another courtroom outburst, is now facing a slew of professional misconduct allegations that could result in the loss of his license to practice law.

But the flamboyant attorney, whose past clients have included former city councilor Chuck Turner and dozens of murder defendants, is hardly worried.

See: Turner $ettled With City Council

“They’ve been trying to get my ticket for a long time,” Wilson, 63, said of the state body that oversees lawyers and of the possibility that he could lose his license. “And I view it as a badge of honor.”

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