Wanted: legal secretary to perform sex acts
An ethical complaint has been filed against an Illinois lawyer accused of lying to the state bar authorities about an ad posted on Craigslist under "Adult Gigs."
Although the May 2009 job ad did not expressly list any sexual job duties, a follow-up letter sent by attorney Samir Zia Chowhan to a woman who responded to the ad stated that "in addition to the legal work, you would be required to have sexual interaction with me and my partner, sometimes together sometimes separate," alleges a complaint filed yesterday by the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission of the Illinois Supreme Court.The letter, which is published in its entirety in the ARDC complaint, also states that "this part of the job would require sexy dressing and flirtatious interaction with me and my partner, as well as sexual interaction," and notes that a sexual tryout would be required as part of the job interview. Chowhan was a solo practitioner at this time, the complaint says, but shared an office with another lawyer.
Note that the attorney is being disciplined for lying to the commission, but he is not being disciplined for the advertisement. The moral of this story is: when advertising for a hooker/ legal secretary, always be truthful.
Comments
It's repulsive that this lawyer was not disciplined for this, and the fact that he advertised this (and then was not disciplined) makes a statement of what a blatent problem this is! We need some female attorneys in SC to litigate this disgusting area of law that someone would exploit an employee under them, maybe a single mother, and put them at risk of this kind of abuse.
Posted by: Lisa McMahon | January 6, 2010 7:43 AM