Jenna Ellis (hilariously ironic photo at left), a member of Trump’s squad of liars after the 2020 election, has been suspended from practicing law for three years (read story here).
The action was taken by the Colorado bar association after Ellis pleaded guilty in Georgia to a felony charge of aiding and abetting false statements about the election (see story here, and more details here). Her actions also violated Rules of Professional Conduct (as detailed here).
Typically a lawyer convicted of a felony involving dishonesty is disbarred; and even without the conviction, Ellis could have been disbarred for the RPC violations. But the disciplinary judge agreed to a negotiated suspension because Ellis was only an accessory.
Trump’s lawyers brought dozens of lawsuits to challenge the election, lost all of them, some of the lawyers involved have faced court-imposed sanctions (generally fines). Lawyers were also involved in the fake electors scheme; its principal architect, John Eastman, is facing disbarment in California for that (see story here). Another Trump lawyer, Rudi Giuliani, is suspended in New York and District of Columbia for promoting election lies.
So far, Trump has escaped consequences, but hundreds of his supporters who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot have been convicted, some have gotten lengthy prison sentences, and many of the lawyers who participated in his efforts to overthrow the election got in trouble.
Meanwhile, Trump, is claiming immunity from prosecution, and it remains to be seen whether Supreme Court conservatives will make themselves accessories to his crimes by ruling he’s above the law. But the lesson is clear for everyone else: Trying to prevent peaceful transfer of power is unethical and illegal; and those carrying out the wishes of a corrupt president have no protection from consequences.