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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 3225853" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>Well, Doug Fiesen is barred from the Ok supreme court and is in major trouble in the legal profession, so I wouldn't be so quick about supporting his opinion.</p><p><a href="https://newsok.com/article/5526689/oklahoma-supreme-court-bans-gun-lawyer" target="_blank">https://newsok.com/article/5526689/oklahoma-supreme-court-bans-gun-lawyer</a></p><p>Oklahoma City “gun lawyer” Doug Friesen has been booted out of the legal profession for professional misconduct.</p><p></p><p>The Oklahoma Supreme Court disbarred Friesen, banning him from the practice of law and ordering that his name be stricken from the roll of attorneys.</p><p></p><p>Justices disciplined him for mishandling almost $100,000 of a settlement paid in a wrongful-death case.</p><p></p><p>"This court's responsibility in disciplinary proceedings is not to punish the offending lawyer," Justice Douglas Combs wrote. "The purpose of discipline is to protect the public, preserve the integrity of the bar and deter similar misconduct."</p><p></p><p>Friesen had been hired in 2009 by Oscar and Alma Nevarez, the parents of an 11-year-old girl who was killed when a truck struck the minivan she was riding in. The Goodwell couple's wrongful-death case was settled in mediation in 2010 for $675,000.</p><p></p><p>Friesen kept $209,500 from the settlement as his legal fees in the case and kept another $3,062 for his costs. The parents put $350,000 of the settlement into bank accounts, and $15,000 went toward funeral expenses.</p><p></p><p>A dispute arose over the rest of the settlement — $97,438. Alma Nevarez said she thought Friesen was going to use that money to set up college funds for their other three children.</p><p></p><p>Friesen insisted there had just been a misunderstanding. He claimed he kept $97,438 as a second legal fee — payment for him to create five wills, four trusts and three annuities and to protect their $350,000 if the need should ever arise.</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="https://newsok.com/article/5466483/oklahoma-city-gun-lawyer-accused-of-professional-misconduct" target="_blank">https://newsok.com/article/5466483/oklahoma-city-gun-lawyer-accused-of-professional-misconduct</a></p><p>The Oklahoma Supreme Court in October 2014 suspended Friesen from the practice of law after he was sentenced to 15 weekends in jail and six months on home detention for three misdemeanor tax offenses. That suspension was lifted in May.</p><p></p><p>At his 2014 sentencing in Oklahoma City federal court, Friesen also was ordered to pay $209,673 more in overdue taxes to the IRS. Friesen blamed his tax troubles on a former girlfriend who embezzled from the law firm to pay her medical bills.</p><p></p><p>Friesen has described himself online as “Your Gun Lawyer.” He has been involved in high-profile shooting cases.</p><p></p><p> There are reasons we have thousands of lawyers in the state. Our laws as well as laws in every state are subject to discussion and interpretation even though they are declared "laws". </p><p></p><p>Don't be so quick either to dismiss the, as you call them "armchair lawyers on OSA". In our discussions of lots of major legal issues, they have interpreted the legalities of the case and called them before the actual verdict and were spot on. There are some pretty intelligent folks on this forum, some are attorneys that don't let it be known, and you don't need to be disparaging or impugning their intelligence just because you think your right in your way of thinking. Others have opinions as well, and most are justified in them no matter what you think they should think in your bubble.</p><p></p><p>Your new here, and I've stayed out of this discussion pretty much. I've agreed and liked some of your opinions, and didn't care for others, but when you take it personal to impune a person that is former LEO (remember you said we shouldn't do that to the LEO community) and the forum membership in general, your stooping to a level that approaches trolling.</p><p> I think it's been a great discussion so far with give and take and have had great interest in the differing opinions. I'll step out for now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 3225853, member: 5412"] Well, Doug Fiesen is barred from the Ok supreme court and is in major trouble in the legal profession, so I wouldn't be so quick about supporting his opinion. [URL]https://newsok.com/article/5526689/oklahoma-supreme-court-bans-gun-lawyer[/URL] Oklahoma City “gun lawyer” Doug Friesen has been booted out of the legal profession for professional misconduct. The Oklahoma Supreme Court disbarred Friesen, banning him from the practice of law and ordering that his name be stricken from the roll of attorneys. Justices disciplined him for mishandling almost $100,000 of a settlement paid in a wrongful-death case. "This court's responsibility in disciplinary proceedings is not to punish the offending lawyer," Justice Douglas Combs wrote. "The purpose of discipline is to protect the public, preserve the integrity of the bar and deter similar misconduct." Friesen had been hired in 2009 by Oscar and Alma Nevarez, the parents of an 11-year-old girl who was killed when a truck struck the minivan she was riding in. The Goodwell couple's wrongful-death case was settled in mediation in 2010 for $675,000. Friesen kept $209,500 from the settlement as his legal fees in the case and kept another $3,062 for his costs. The parents put $350,000 of the settlement into bank accounts, and $15,000 went toward funeral expenses. A dispute arose over the rest of the settlement — $97,438. Alma Nevarez said she thought Friesen was going to use that money to set up college funds for their other three children. Friesen insisted there had just been a misunderstanding. He claimed he kept $97,438 as a second legal fee — payment for him to create five wills, four trusts and three annuities and to protect their $350,000 if the need should ever arise. [URL]https://newsok.com/article/5466483/oklahoma-city-gun-lawyer-accused-of-professional-misconduct[/URL] The Oklahoma Supreme Court in October 2014 suspended Friesen from the practice of law after he was sentenced to 15 weekends in jail and six months on home detention for three misdemeanor tax offenses. That suspension was lifted in May. At his 2014 sentencing in Oklahoma City federal court, Friesen also was ordered to pay $209,673 more in overdue taxes to the IRS. Friesen blamed his tax troubles on a former girlfriend who embezzled from the law firm to pay her medical bills. Friesen has described himself online as “Your Gun Lawyer.” He has been involved in high-profile shooting cases. There are reasons we have thousands of lawyers in the state. Our laws as well as laws in every state are subject to discussion and interpretation even though they are declared "laws". Don't be so quick either to dismiss the, as you call them "armchair lawyers on OSA". In our discussions of lots of major legal issues, they have interpreted the legalities of the case and called them before the actual verdict and were spot on. There are some pretty intelligent folks on this forum, some are attorneys that don't let it be known, and you don't need to be disparaging or impugning their intelligence just because you think your right in your way of thinking. Others have opinions as well, and most are justified in them no matter what you think they should think in your bubble. Your new here, and I've stayed out of this discussion pretty much. I've agreed and liked some of your opinions, and didn't care for others, but when you take it personal to impune a person that is former LEO (remember you said we shouldn't do that to the LEO community) and the forum membership in general, your stooping to a level that approaches trolling. I think it's been a great discussion so far with give and take and have had great interest in the differing opinions. I'll step out for now. [/QUOTE]
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