Stevens’ Law License in LimboThe Alaska Bar Association has sought a suspension on Sen. Ted Stevens law license, pending completion of his appeals.
Stevens has claimed that he’s not a convicted felon until his appeals are complete, but by state bar association rules, a felony conviction is effective as soon as the jury rules, association counsel Steve Van Goor told the Anchorage Daily News.
From the ADN:
There’s no deadline by which the Supreme Court has to decide such a license challenge, said chief deputy court clerk Lori Wade. Stevens has a right to file legal memoranda in his defense.…Any final decision on Stevens’ license would wait until his appeals have been finished.
Stevens is not actively practicing law in Alaska now, Van Goor said.