Brant McGee

OPINION: Should the accountability of lawyers hinge on the ability of non-lawyers to prove a perfect case? Of course not. The standard for opening an investigation of alleged unethical conduct should be probable cause.

Many Alaska lawyers were shocked and appalled to learn that the leadership of the Alaska Bar Association had invited John Yoo, a former Justice Department lawyer and author of the infamous torture memos, to be honored as the keynote speaker at today's annual convention.