LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) – A committee of lawyers has recommended that an Omaha attorney accused of using AI to write a state Supreme Court brief should be temporarily suspended from practicing law.
The Nebraska Council for Discipline is recommending the temporary suspension of attorney Greg Lake’s law license after a divorce case he argued before the Nebraska Supreme Court in February.
“And your brief had a number of errors in it that were submitted,” a justice said. “Can you explain to us how that occurred?”
“Absolutely, Your Honor. I was on my 10th wedding anniversary. While flying down there, my computer broke. And I uploaded the incorrect version of my brief,” Lake said.
Attorney denied AI use during Supreme Court hearing
The opposing attorney told the court that of the 63 references Greg Lake made in his brief, 57 contained some form of problem.
“The brief that was submitted had misquotes from cases, fictitious cases, and misquotes from statutes. How were those all generated in your, I guess, the version that you did submit to us?” a justice asked.
“Sure. It was a draft. And when I…My writing process is when I’m drafting, I stick in things that I know wouldn’t pass muster,” Lake said.
“The elephant in the room is whether or not you used artificial intelligence. Did you?” the justice asked.
“No, I did not,” Lake said.
Lake repeatedly denied to the Nebraska Supreme Court justices that he used AI. The justices dismissed the divorce appeal last month, saying his “assertion that he simply filed the wrong draft…lacks credibility.”
Client faces mounting legal bills
Lake now has a week to file a response to the potential punishment before the Nebraska Supreme Court issues the final ruling.
Lake’s client in the divorce case is Jason Regan. Regan said he just received a bill from the opposing counsel for $17,000, due by Friday, and owes another $35,000 for his ex’s legal fees.
He said he is exhausted and frustrated with the legal system as he fights to remain in his daughter’s life and isn’t sure if he has the stomach or finances to hire a malpractice attorney for another legal fight.
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