"Lawyers do it": Three-year suspension for attorney who appeared in a case - while suspended

Attorney Nadim Gharib was suspended for an additional three years after the disciplinary court ruled that during a previous suspension he continued to represent a client and presented himself as a lawyer. Gharib appealed to the Jerusalem District Court.

Attorney Nadim Gharib was suspended from practicing law in 2020 for two years. During the suspension period, he continued to act in a client's real estate case, certified an affidavit, and attended a mediation session while presenting himself as the client's representative. Following a complaint filed by the opposing party's lawyer, Gharib was convicted of impersonation by the National Court, after the District Court had only convicted him of unbecoming conduct. His sentence was set at an additional three-year suspension, and Gharib appealed to the Jerusalem District Court, arguing there was no intent to deceive. The article raises the question of public information about suspended lawyers and quotes Yevgeny Zarubinsky, who launched a platform for rating lawyers, saying that suspended lawyers continue to work as usual.