Casey Anthony Lawyer Cheney Mason Won’t Face Ethics Charges for Lewd Gestures - ABA Journal

Casey Anthony Lawyer Cheney Mason Won’t Face Ethics Charges for Lewd Gestures

Posted Jul 28, 2011 5:30 AM CDT
By Debra Cassens Weiss

Excerpt:

A Casey Anthony lawyer who made lewd gestures at spectators while drinking champagne after the July 5 acquittal won’t face ethics charges as a result of the incident.

The lawyer, Cheney Mason, apparently reacted after a spectator called out for the defense lawyers to leave a restaurant where they were celebrating the verdict, according to news reports at the time. Lead Anthony lawyer Jose Baez only smiled, but Mason made a lewd gesture using both hands and then flipped the bird.

Florida Bar counsel Annemarie Craft revealed her decision to close the case against Mason in a July 25 letter (PDF). “While the actions of Mr. Mason are not condoned,” Craft wrote, his conduct doesn’t violate lawyer ethics rules “as this appears to be an isolated incident unrelated to a legal proceeding.”

More: http://www.abajournal.com/news/article/casey_anthony_lawyer_wont_face_ethics_charges_for_lewd_gestures/

Bar letter: http://www.abajournal.com/uploads/FlaBarLtrMason.pdf