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| Subject: LOL, law student fined for faking credentials Thu Aug 28, 2014 9:39 pm | |
| A Queensland law student who masqueraded as a solicitor on social media and in court has found himself before a magistrate for all the wrong reasons.
Jacob Reichman, 22, was fined $1000 on Wednesday after pleading guilty to representing himself as a legal practitioner and engaging in legal practice when he wasn't entitled to.
The aspiring lawyer was also ordered to pay $1084 in legal costs.
Brisbane Magistrates Court heard that Reichman introduced himself as a solicitor for Gold Coast firm Michelle Porcheron Lawyers during several appearances in Beenleigh Magistrates Court in 2013.
He was actually a second-year law student and a clerk for barrister Chris Rosser. He was at court to seek adjournments for one of Mr Rosser's clients.
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/law-student-fined-for-faking-credentials-20140828-109a9w.html |
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