University of Michigan student files to disbar anti-gay assistant AG

[marmar]

from the Detroit Free Press:



Chris Armstrong is going after Andrew Shirvell’s law license.

Armstrong, the president of the Michigan Student Assembly at the University of Michigan, today filed a misconduct complaint with the Michigan Attorney Grievance Commission.

Shirvell is the Michigan assistant attorney general who has been under fire for a blog in which he attacks Armstrong, the first openly gay president of the MSA.

Armstrong is seeking an investigation, discipline and possible disbarment of Shirvell, according to a press release sent by his attorney, Deborah Gordon of Bloomfield Hills. The complaint is on the grounds that Shirvell “repeatedly harassed and defamed Armstrong in a relentless, six-month campaign of lies, dishonesty, heckling, hate speech, and even job interference."

The misconduct rule Shirvell is accused of violating says it’s professional misconduct for an lawyer to “engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or violation of the criminal law." ..........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.freep.com/article/20101029/NEWS06/101029053/1319/U-M-student-files-to-disbar-anti-gay-assistant-AG

[rurallib]

1. If I drank, I would hoist one in honor of Chris Armstrong right now.

[Lisa D]

2. Good for him

for going on the offensive. These sick bullies have to be stopped.