![]() Utah law makes polygamous relationships a felony punishable by up to five years in prison and up to 15 years if it’s committed along with a crime such as fraud or physical abuse.īeing married to more than one person, or bigamy, is illegal across the United States. “The state’s not taking any action on anything,” said Ellis, adding that polygamy is “illegal, and they know it.” She thinks that incentivizes members to take other people to court. She said members of the Davis County Cooperative Society, also known as the Kingston Group, provide free legal services to other member or trade for the services. Her ex-husband had been represented at different points by two of the lawyers in the complaint. She said former President Bill Clinton had his Arkansas law license was suspended for five years because he lied in a deposition - not because he committed adultery.Įllis, 34, is involved in an ongoing custody dispute with an ex-husband with whom she has four children. ![]() Smith, the law professor who also sits on the Ethics Advisory Opinion Committee at the Utah State Bar, said history shows that the bar doesn’t consider consensual relationships between adults to constitute “untrustworthiness.” The Tribune reports that all of the attorneys accused in the complaint declined comment.Įllis’ complaint cites a rule that defines misconduct as when attorneys “commit a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer’s honesty, trustworthiness or fitness.”Īnother section of the Utah State Bar rule defines misconduct as “involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation.”
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