When Kaffee says to JoAnne, "Jo, if you ever talk to my clients without my permission, I'll have you disbarred" (or something close to this), can a Lawyer in the service (any branch) actually be disbarred? Pardon the bad pun, but in keeping with the theme of the movie, couldn't they just transfer the attorney to do something else?
A Jag officer has to be a member of a bar somewhere. If they are disbarred they can lose their commission. That would undoubtedly lead to their being discharged.
shareProbably not, but I felt this incident reflected Kaffey's own attitude about himself; civilian lawyers often face bar discipline for legal misconduct, and Kaffey, at least at this point in time, still seems to view himself as a civilian lawyer in a military monkey-suit (much is made about his attire, especially those stupidly-transparent whites you can see your underwear through). I'm not sure he actually meant it, he simply responded reflexively to the situation. Whether or not he actually could get Galloway disbarred may be well beyond the scope of this drama.
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