Bar Buzz: Gun play gets lawyer suspended
Marcel Leshaun Thompson, 31, may not apply for reinstatement until Jan. 21, 2024. Thompson was convicted in August 2019 of making terroristic threats and second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, both felonies. He received a stayed prison sentence two months later and was placed on five years’ probation. “I think the three-year discipline is representative of the conviction of a felony involving crimes of violence,” said Lawyers Professional Responsibility Office Director Susan Humiston. Her office could not verify that the lawyer under suspension is the same Marcel Thompson who, a...