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==Political campaigns==
==Political campaigns==


Mr. Stan Lippmann ran for public service in various positions including, Mayor of [[Seattle]], [[Seattle City Council]], [[U.S. House of Representatives and State Supreme Court. Also, Mr. Lippmann and Mr. Scannell were denied running for State Supreme Court. A judge ruled that they were not eligible for the State Supreme Court challenge as disbarred attorneys and ordered their names to be removed from the Washington state website. Both were removed from the ballots despite not properly being served for the legal challenges.
Lippmann has unsuccessfully run for public office more than a dozen times, standing for election for Mayor of [[Seattle]], [[Seattle City Council]], [[U.S. House of Representatives]], [[Attorney General of Washington]], Board Member of the [[Seattle Monorail Project]], [[King County Executive]], Mayor of [[Lake Forest Park, Washington]], the [[Washington House of Representatives]], and the [[Washington State Supreme Court]]. As Lippmann was disbarred from the practise of law in 2008, a Thurston County judge ruled that he was ineligible to stand for election to this office and ordered his name struck off the ballot, along with that of another disbarred lawyer.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Green |first1=Sara Jean |title=Disbarred attorneys not qualified to run for state Supreme Court, booted off the ballot |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/disbarred-attorneys-not-qualified-to-run-for-state-supreme-court-booted-off-the-ballot/ |website=The Seattle Times |access-date=9 August 2018 |date=6 June 2018}}</ref>


==Controversies==
==Controversies==
===Anti-vaccinationism===
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===Disbarment=== October 24, 2008, Lippmann was [[disbarred]] from the practice of law according to the Washington State bar for financial neglect , ignorance in misappropriating funds, failure to meet his fiduciary responsibility under contracts . Though the Seattle times article references other charges and accusations it was not related or referenced in the Washington State Bar notice for disciplinary action. Further, there was no theft as the basis for the complaint was the pure ignorance of not following the appropriate state protocols for financial management when executing client funds upon services not completely rendered or rendered.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/county-exec-candidate-lippmann-was-disbarred-for-misconduct/ |first=Keith |last=Ervin |title=County-exec candidate Lippmann was disbarred for misconduct |work=[[Seattle Times]] |date=14 June 2009 |access-date=2020-09-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= hello ://www.mywsba.org/PersonifyEbusiness/Default.aspx?TabID=1541&dID=1112 |title=Discipline Notice - Stanley Lippmann |publisher=[[Washington State Bar Association]] |date=2008-10-24 |access-date=2020-09-04}}</ref>


While in law school, Lippmann wrote a lengthy paper railing against mandatory vaccinations.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.think-aboutit.com/1998-law-vaccination-toward-radical-reform/ |last=Lippmann |first=Stan |title=1998: The Law of Vaccination – Toward Radical Reform |access-date=10 August 2014 |date=June 1998 |archive-url= https://archive.li/1ZxY7 |archive-date=2014-08-12 |url-status=dead}}</ref> When running for [[King County Executive]] in 2009, he called the [[2009 swine flu]] pandemic a "hoax" intended to "move more [[Tamiflu]] off the shelf."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Holden|first1=Dominic|title=The Oddballs for King County Executive|url=http://www.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2009/08/06/the-oddballs-for-king-county-executive&view=comments?oid=1988037&show=comments&sort=desc&display=|access-date=6 August 2014|work=The Stranger|date=August 6, 2009}}</ref>
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===Miscellaneous===


===Disbarment===
Mr. Lippmann has occasionally made headlines for reasons unrelated to his political campaigns. Mr. Lippmann An October 13 flag-waving rally sponsored by conservative KVI talk radio was disrupted when a contrarian protester showed up carrying an Osama bin Laden sign and a sign showing George Bush atop Adolf Hitler's body. Arabic writing over Bush's faced declared: "God is Great."


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On October 24, 2008, Lippmann was [[disbarred]] from the practice of law for numerous financial improprieties including, among others, theft of client funds, charging excessive fees, and improperly taking loans from clients.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/county-exec-candidate-lippmann-was-disbarred-for-misconduct/ |first=Keith |last=Ervin |title=County-exec candidate Lippmann was disbarred for misconduct |work=[[Seattle Times]] |date=14 June 2009 |access-date=2020-09-04}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.mywsba.org/PersonifyEbusiness/Default.aspx?TabID=1541&dID=1112 |title=Discipline Notice - Stanley Lippmann |publisher=[[Washington State Bar Association]] |date=2008-10-24 |access-date=2020-09-04}}</ref>
The protester, local gadfly and perennial political candidate Stan Lippmann, explains that he wanted to "shock the brainwashed crowd" by pretending to be a Pakistani protester.

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===Miscellaneous===


A [[disbarred]] [[Attorneys in the United States|attorney]], Lippmann has occasionally made headlines for reasons unrelated to his frequent political campaigns. The month following the [[September 11 terrorist attacks]], Lippmann attended a "flag-waving rally" organized by Seattle conservative [[talk radio]] station [[KVI-AM]] carrying a sign showing the head of [[George W. Bush]] superimposed on the body of [[Adolf Hitler]]. According to Lippmann, he wanted to "shock the brainwashed crowd". Despite being protected by eight [[Seattle police]] officers, Lippmann was still assaulted by a passerby.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.thestranger.com/seattle/in-other-news/Content?oid=8961 |title=Mob psychology |work=[[The Stranger (newspaper)|The Stranger]] |date=8 October 2001 |access-date=2020-09-04}}</ref> In 2004 Lipmann was a partner in a small business center, Lipmann again walked away from a note and left other investors responsible to cover debts totally over $30,000.{{Citation needed|date=August 2021}}
Lippmann, 42, says he's saddened by the U.S. bombings of innocent people, and finding peace rallies ineffective, he wanted to take anti-war protests to the "next level." https://www.thestranger.com/seattle/in-other-news/Content?oid=8961


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 23:49, 3 December 2021

Not to be confused with the computer scientist Stanley B. Lippman.

Stanley Irving Lippmann is a disbarred lawyer, anti-vaccination activist and a perennial candidate[1] from the U.S. state of Washington.

Early life and education

Lippmann was born in Brooklyn, New York[2] and received his undergraduate degree in physics from New York University. In 1995 he moved to Seattle from his then home in California[3] to attend law school, taking a JD from the University of Washington School of Law in 1998.[dead link] [4]

Political campaigns

Lippmann has unsuccessfully run for public office more than a dozen times, standing for election for Mayor of Seattle, Seattle City Council, U.S. House of Representatives, Attorney General of Washington, Board Member of the Seattle Monorail Project, King County Executive, Mayor of Lake Forest Park, Washington, the Washington House of Representatives, and the Washington State Supreme Court. As Lippmann was disbarred from the practise of law in 2008, a Thurston County judge ruled that he was ineligible to stand for election to this office and ordered his name struck off the ballot, along with that of another disbarred lawyer.[5]

Controversies

Anti-vaccinationism

While in law school, Lippmann wrote a lengthy paper railing against mandatory vaccinations.[6] When running for King County Executive in 2009, he called the 2009 swine flu pandemic a "hoax" intended to "move more Tamiflu off the shelf."[7]

Disbarment

On October 24, 2008, Lippmann was disbarred from the practice of law for numerous financial improprieties including, among others, theft of client funds, charging excessive fees, and improperly taking loans from clients.[8][9]

Miscellaneous

A disbarred attorney, Lippmann has occasionally made headlines for reasons unrelated to his frequent political campaigns. The month following the September 11 terrorist attacks, Lippmann attended a "flag-waving rally" organized by Seattle conservative talk radio station KVI-AM carrying a sign showing the head of George W. Bush superimposed on the body of Adolf Hitler. According to Lippmann, he wanted to "shock the brainwashed crowd". Despite being protected by eight Seattle police officers, Lippmann was still assaulted by a passerby.[10] In 2004 Lipmann was a partner in a small business center, Lipmann again walked away from a note and left other investors responsible to cover debts totally over $30,000.[citation needed]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Roach Calls Municipal League Ratings Unfair". SeattleMet. July 19, 2010. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "In Their Own Words: Meet Lake Forest Park Mayoral Candidate Stan Lippmann". Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Patch. August 3, 2011. Retrieved August 27, 2020.
  3. ^ Barnett, Erica (August 1, 2010). "Turf: Philosophical on Eastlake". Seattle Weekly. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  4. ^ Flandro, Carly (August 1, 2010). "Open seats in House, Senate give voters plenty of choices". Seattle Times. Retrieved May 14, 2014.
  5. ^ Green, Sara Jean (June 6, 2018). "Disbarred attorneys not qualified to run for state Supreme Court, booted off the ballot". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  6. ^ Lippmann, Stan (June 1998). "1998: The Law of Vaccination – Toward Radical Reform". Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  7. ^ Holden, Dominic (August 6, 2009). "The Oddballs for King County Executive". The Stranger. Retrieved August 6, 2014.
  8. ^ Ervin, Keith (June 14, 2009). "County-exec candidate Lippmann was disbarred for misconduct". Seattle Times. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  9. ^ "Discipline Notice - Stanley Lippmann". Washington State Bar Association. October 24, 2008. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
  10. ^ "Mob psychology". The Stranger. October 8, 2001. Retrieved September 4, 2020.
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