Nebraska Supreme Court suspends Omaha attorney over AI use

LINCOLN, Neb. (WOWT) – The Nebraska Supreme Court weighs in on sanctions for an Omaha attorney accused of using AI to write a legal document. The attorney won’t be allowed to practice law for a while.

Today, Nebraska’s chief justice of the Supreme Court filed a one-page document declaring that Omaha attorney Greg Lake is suspended from the practice of law until further notice from the court.

Errors in legal brief

In February, the attorney argued an appeal in a divorce case before the state’s highest court. But before he could really get started, the justices wanted to know why the brief had so many errors.

“Can you explain to us how that occurred?” a justice asked.

“Absolutely, Your Honor. I was in…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.

By the opposing counsel’s count, 57 out of 63 references contained in the legal document had some sort of problem. When pressed by the Supreme Court about the fictitious cases and misquotes he cited and whether he used AI, Greg Lake doubled down.

“The elephant in the room is whether or not you used artificial intelligence. Did you?” a justice asked.

“No, I did not,” Lake said.

Attorney admits to AI use

Two days ago, Greg Lake sent an affidavit to the Supreme Court arguing against a temporary suspension. And for the first time, he admitted to using AI to write the brief and called it a “grave error of judgment” for failing to be forthright with the court.

This is a temporary suspension. The court said how long is temporary depends. There will be a full investigation and disciplinary hearing, and a court-appointed referee makes the recommendation for length of suspension.

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