Virgie Arthur's "Texas" Lawyer Has Checkered Past

John O'QuinnJohn O'Quinn, the larger-than-life, big-mouthed attorney representing Anna Nicole Smith's mother, Virgie Arthur, has some legal skeletons in his closet that don't jibe with the law-and-order image he tried to portray during the Judge Larry portion of the Anna Nicole legal proceedings, where O'Quinn memorably fainted.

TMZ did some digging, and it turns out that O'Quinn was punished back in 1994 for practicing law without a license in South Carolina, where he was disciplined for his methods in signing-up clients after a USAir jetliner crash. And then, in 1998, O'Quinn went through disbarment proceedings with the Texas state bar, which accused him of funneling more than $100,000 to two men who helped him recruit non-attorneys to solicit families of crash victims.

O'Quinn did plead guilty to the charges in South Carolina and ended up paying a $300,000 fine. In Texas, he was let off without punishment.



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31. Maybe someone should slip some pet food into Howard's dinner.........think Perper would ever discover it????

Posted at 5:22AM on Mar 31st 2007 by Mad Hatter

32. Not bashing Harvey lmao@him........He's given the STERNIES THERE OWN PLACE TO BLOG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 5:26AM on Mar 31st 2007 by double homicide+HK$$$$$$$$$ a parasite

33. #35 ...Oh...No way...Dr. P would declare the slip an "Accident"...

Which would make him just another dead TWO-FACED MEDIAMONGER...

Posted at 5:39AM on Mar 31st 2007 by sherry

34. testing

Posted at 5:53AM on Mar 31st 2007 by r'nee

35. Too bad TMZ missed the part where O'Quinn actually paid people off not to testify in court or that O'Quinn had/has a drinking problem or that it's not beneath O'Quinn to try to do some jury tampering.

Posted at 5:52AM on Mar 31st 2007 by More Team Howard

36. 34. It will take a person who is thinking like a crook, to take down a crook (Howie). O'Quinn can redeem himself by bringing Howie down.

Posted at 5:19AM on Mar 31st 2007 by tsk

I think thats why O'Quinn shows that sly little confident grin at times. Knows all about it.

2nd try, G'nite now.

Posted at 6:00AM on Mar 31st 2007 by r'nee

37. Say what you will about O'Quinn, but Virgie needs someone JUST LIKE HIM to deal with the scum she's encountered because of her daughter. You can bet HKS wishes O'Quinn was on his side. There is a great difference in the attitude of the attorney who is not in it for the money. For those of you who think HKS is a victim, think about how he got in the hole he's in. When you dig one, sometimes you just can't get enough dirt under your feet to get out. He dug one for Anna, he dug one for Daniel and he tried to dig one for Virgie. But Virgie is here to speak for herself. If only Daniel and Anna could!

Posted at 6:04AM on Mar 31st 2007 by murphy

38. He is the slimeball I knew he was. Something is off with him and I can't stand him. TV channel is changed as soon as he opens his big mouth. Just another A-Hole lawyer who thinks his crap doesn't stink, afterall look who he's representing, the Moo-Cow trailer trash Virgie Arthur, ugh disgusts me!

Posted at 6:13AM on Mar 31st 2007 by Jen

39. Howard, I am on your side 100% You get 'em!

Posted at 6:50AM on Mar 31st 2007 by Jen

40. i can't wait until howards ass is serving time for murder and dannylynn is home with virgie being protected. i will guarantee...that vergie will never allow another howard stern to cause the death of anyone else in her family.howard better get down on his knees and thank sweet jesus that anna was not my daughter...because the first time i found out he knew she was on drugs ands did not come and tell me..i would have snatched his ass off by the root. they would have had to dab him up off the side walk with tissue paper.

Posted at 6:22AM on Mar 31st 2007 by drow1stboy

41. -------I didn't see MURDER on that list!------------------


Levine is so up HKS & company's A--

Posted at 6:19AM on Mar 31st 2007 by h

42. you can bash this guy all you want and i would have him as my attorney anyday over sterns entourage of attorneys they all smell dirty to me.

Posted at 6:48AM on Mar 31st 2007 by audrey rose

43. O'Quinn is 10 x the man that any of HKS's attorneys are !!!!! My buck is with O'Quinn !! He tells it like it is !! HKS's attorneys haven't seen this guy in action yet...they are about to and they'll be plenty sorry they ever messed with O'Quinn ! So Rale Wreck & Barf-Bag, you better get your facts and acts together, cuz O'Quinn in the worst hurricane or tornado that you'll ever want to mess with ! His pockets are deep...you haven't seen anything yet !

Posted at 7:06AM on Mar 31st 2007 by cheryl

44. More Team Howard,
Get the facts and post if you want everyone to believe that OQuinn was involved in Jury tampering. That's not what the article says. Do not throw stupid crap into the mix.

Posted at 7:01AM on Mar 31st 2007 by Disgusted

45. Atr least O'Quinn is a real man. He pleaded guilty and faced his mistake. Can't say the same for Stern and his entourage

Posted at 7:09AM on Mar 31st 2007 by clownpuppy

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