For too long, ‘lawfare’ like that undertaken by The 65 Project and other, similarly motivated groups, has chilled attorneys across the country from representing clients or advancing certain lawful positions for those clients. Seeking the personal destruction and financial ruin of another lawyer–simply because of the client he represented or the cause he took up–runs counter to not only the letter and spirit of the law governing the activities of lawyers, but is completely contrary to the way we conduct ourselves in a free society. We seek a return to a world in which lawyers can be lawyers, zealously advocate for their clients, and strive for a better future without fear of harassment or intimidation simply because of the clients or causes they take up. The abuses of the system must stop.
Gene Hamilton
Focus of the Investigation
America First Legal (AFL) launched an investigation with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding The 65 Project, “a “dark money group with ties to Democratic Party heavyweights” that publicly targets conservative lawyers, and additionally filed a bar complaint against Michael Teter, Director of The 65 Project, for abusing the attorney grievance process to seek misconduct sanctions against lawyers associated with President Trump.
