Waco attorney Tammy T. Polk was arrested Wednesday morning on four charges of “falsely holding oneself out as a lawyer” while her law license reportedly was suspended [for nonpayment of State Bar of Texas dues and the state occupational tax], charges her lawyer called “disgraceful.”Her attorney wonders why no one else gets arrested for this charge:
“It is disgraceful that they chose to do this knowing full well that there are literally thousands of lawyers who every year fail to timely pay their bar dues,” Soechting said. “My first job this afternoon is to find out how many times they have issued an arrest warrant for them. I am starting to think this looks like more than an impartial investigation.”This isn't Polk's first time on the other side of the table--in March she was arrested on a charge of "forging the signature of a McLennan County prosecutor on a case dismissal form." In that case, a court worker noticed that the handwriting of the prosecutor's signature appeared different--and the first name was misspelled.
Interestingly, as of today (April 23, 2009), the State Bar website currently shows her as eligible to practice law in Texas. For those of us keeping score, Polk is a graduate of Baylor law school.
Hat tip: This comment thread at Grits for Breakfast.
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