Attorney speech can be regulated by Rules of Professional Conduct – N.C. Court of Appeals
North Carolina State Bar v. Sutton. Defendant, a lawyer, appealed from a disciplinary proceeding concerning alleged misconduct over several years and in several cases. Specifically, seven different instances: Defendant repeatedly interjected in a deposition; said to opposing counsel: “Fagan, you know what your problem is? Your problem is that you need a boyfriend or a …