Stan Lippmann Explained

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. [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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Roach Calls Municipal League Ratings Unfair . SeattleMet . 2010-07-19 . 2020-08-27.
  2. News: In Their Own Words: Meet Lake Forest Park Mayoral Candidate Stan Lippmann . Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Patch . 3 August 2011 . 2020-08-27.
  3. News: Erica . Barnett . Turf: Philosophical on Eastlake . . 1 August 2010 . 14 May 2014 .
  4. News: Carly . Flandro . Open seats in House, Senate give voters plenty of choices. . 1 August 2010 . 14 May 2014 .
  5. Web site: Green . Sara Jean . Disbarred attorneys not qualified to run for state Supreme Court, booted off the ballot . The Seattle Times . 9 August 2018 . 6 June 2018.
  6. Web site: 1998: The Law of Vaccination – Toward Radical Reform . Lippmann . Stan . 10 August 2014 . June 1998 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140813012810/http://www.think-aboutit.com/1998-law-vaccination-toward-radical-reform/ . August 13, 2014 . dead .
  7. News: Holden. Dominic. The Oddballs for King County Executive. 6 August 2014. The Stranger. August 6, 2009.
  8. News: County-exec candidate Lippmann was disbarred for misconduct . Keith . Ervin . . 14 June 2009 . 2020-09-04.
  9. Web site: Discipline Notice - Stanley Lippmann . . 2008-10-24 . 2020-09-04.
  10. News: Mob psychology . . 8 October 2001 . 2020-09-04.