Lawyer Larry Klayman Should Get License Suspended, Panel Says

Conservative lawyer and activist Larry Klayman violated numerous professional conduct rules in his representation of an Iranian-born journalist and should be suspended from the practice of law for 33 months, a Washington hearing committee said.

Klayman should be required to prove his fitness to practice as a condition of reinstatement, the Board on Professional Responsibility’s ad hoc hearing committee recommended July 24.

Klayman allegedly represented Elham Sataki, a plaintiff in a sexual-harrassment suit, for a 40% contingency fee, but didn’t commit the fee to writing. Klayman allegedly became infatuated with Sataki and repeatedly sought a romantic relationship with her. When ...