Attorney Tina Morin of Butte, MT; ethical goblin

The state of Montana presented Tina L. Morin with a law license in 1992 after she graduated from the University of Montana School of Law.

The Office of Disciplinary Counsel of Montana found Tina guilty of the following misconduct.

• Responses to ethics investigators was viewed as after-the-fact justifications or excuses that were not supported by the record
• Failed to exhibit any remorse or accept responsibility for misconduct
• Actions reflected disrespect for basic tenets of honesty and courtesy
• Repeatedly filed multiple pleadings seeking the same relief
• Engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice
• Failed to disclose to the district court, or anyone else, that she had already arranged for another lawyer to represent her client
• Conduct displayed a determination to accomplish her goals by any means, including unethical ones
• Effort to explain her conduct was not credible [BS or false]
• Knowingly assisted or induced another attorney into violating the Rules of Professional Conduct
• Communicated about subject of a representation with a person that Tina knew to be represented by another attorney

As a direct consequence of her misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Montana Supreme Court punished Tina by gifting her with a complimentary 7-month suspension of her law license.

As we speak (ca. September 2019), Tina practices at 125 West Granite Street in Butte, Montana.