A registered foreign lawyer was struck off after using AI-generated false case citations to defend himself against disciplinary charges from the Solicitors Regulation Authority. Abhishek Kumar failed to verify the AI-produced material, compounding the error by using AI again to explain the initial mistakes. The tribunal found his culpability very high and ruled that repeated failure to check submissions had serious implications for justice and public confidence in the legal profession.
A New Mexico lawyer was held in contempt of court for submitting a brief with fabricated witnesses and false testimony generated by ChatGPT without verification. Attorney Stephen Aarons, a 40-year criminal defense veteran, failed to verify AI-generated content or inform his client of the misrepresentations in an appeal of a murder conviction.
A New Mexico defense lawyer was fined $5,000 and held in contempt after submitting a court brief containing fabricated witnesses and false police testimony generated by ChatGPT without verification. The state supreme court referred attorney Stephen Aarons to a disciplinary board, citing his lack of remorse and concern for his client in the murder appeal case.