Larry Long is a Salt Lake attorney who practices criminal defense.  He is well know in the legal community for sending direct mail advertisements to criminal defendants.  I’ve seen a couple of his mailers.  They do not help the public respect the legal profession.  One of the mailers I saw was a reprint of a get out of jail card from the popular game, Monopoly.  The card was modified to include the name of Larry Long, criminal defense attorney.

Mr. Long was publicly reprimanded for violating ethical rules by overcharging clients.  In one case, he charged a client a flat fee of $6,600 in a DUI case.  The client fired Mr. Long after Mr. Long performed only six hours work.  Mr. Long sued the client to collect the full $6,600.  The Utah Supreme Court said that fee was excessive and that Mr. Long violated the rules of ethics that are applied to all lawyers.  The Supreme Court also found that Mr. Long had charged excessive fees in two other cases.

Mr. Long was also charged with allowing an employee to engage in the unauthorized practice of law.  Mr. Long was absolved of that charge.