"Offering false hope to those in dire straits for one's own financial gain is contrary to a lawyer's responsibilities," Chief Trial Counsel George Cardona stated, addressing the unethical practices attributed to Spolin.
"In mass mailings to prisons, he told inmates serving decades behind bars that they might be eligible for sentence shortening under various new laws," revealing Spolin's aggressive marketing tactics exploiting desperate families.
"But, as The Times revealed last year, Spolin's claims of success were false or overblown... many of the legal strategies he urged families to pursue had no chance of succeeding," highlighting the misleading nature of his services.
"Families, many of limited resources, forked over fees starting at $3,000 and ranging upward of $30,000," indicating the financial burden placed on vulnerable families by Spolin's practices.
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