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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106. 101. did anyone watch greta last nite ? 11 prescriptions where found written by dr neighbor . nost were in howard k sterns name ?????? isnt that agaisnt the law to give someone your prescription medicine ? or to even write that much medicine to the same person ? something is fishy ? we need mark furman on the job !!!!

Posted at 9:22AM on Mar 31st 2007 by BOYCOTT THE BAHAMAS

I thought the psychiatrist/friend/neighbor had lost her license to prescribe medications?

Posted at 9:33AM on Mar 31st 2007 by Toby

107. Well do you think alot lawyers do not have something to hide. Something that they may have done that was not exactly respectable? You would be fooling yourself if you didn't think so. A lawyer is a lawyer and they fight for their client. Its their job and they may not always fight the cleanest. Sometimes when you go up against people who are trying to take your legal right your lawyer has to fight dirty to protect your rights. So he was practicing outside of his jurisdiction.He got fined. Paid the price. However he may have done some good for the victim's families of the plane crash. Otherwise their rights may have been taken away and the airline might have won something they should not have. So guess what. Howard K. Stern has gone against his professional oath as a lawyer and got involved with a client and was living off of his client. Any difference then?

Posted at 9:41AM on Mar 31st 2007 by mememe

108. This Oquinn guy is going to slaughter Stern.

Posted at 9:37AM on Mar 31st 2007 by Sand Jockey

109. ha ha i knew he was a snake in the grass when i saw him.he better be ready for law suits because of his big mouth on these news shows he's been on calling people murders without proof.

Posted at 9:38AM on Mar 31st 2007 by matilda

110. I KNEW IT....I CAN NOT STAND TO SEE HIM TALK ON TV, HE IS GOOFY JUST LIKE VIRGIE.

Posted at 9:43AM on Mar 31st 2007 by E

111. OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is to ************GREAT POST HERE*************.......what a freeking GREAT letter.....I was saying the SAME thing about Perper......and his analysis!!!!!!!!!! I think HE should be looked into for trying to cover up the facts......no murder theory here...BUT other points are EXACTLY correct!!!!!!!!!

Posted at 9:39AM on Mar 31st 2007 by Blanket Statement

112. Ellie Ellie Ellie. If Virgie was such a bad mother why has she raised other children that have gone on to be successful. Guess what lots of families have one bad apple in their family. If you are aware Virgie had a child with her stepbrother when she was not even 16. Perhaps Virgie was raped and then had this child. Obviously Virgie rose above this and went on to have a number of other children that are doing fine. Anna proclaims she was abused. This abuse was never substantiated and you would think if it was that she would have pursued it after she was successful. She has no problems trying to sue the Marshall family to get money. So why not sue for the abuse that has destroyed your life. People try and say Anna was a stripper because of the abuse-no Anna in her own words states that she wanted to be a dancer and she went to the club as it had a sign for dancer. When she found out what this dancer did she was not keen on the idea however after giving it a try and seeing how much $$$$ she could make that easily changed her moral standards. So guess what can't use that as an excuse for being a stripper. The abuse issue. I think that there is a great possibility that Anna was a manipulator who used the abuse factor to get the attention of men. And even if the abuse was true perhaps her mother did not know how to deal with it since she was still young herself. To blame the mother for the abuse is not right either. However we can go on and on against people who are so closed minded anyways. Try talking to the Howard supporters and give them some really good information that disputes their claim for certain things and they quickly change the subject and go on with something new. They cannot look at an issue and look at all the different angles and perhaps see that they might not be right.

Posted at 9:43AM on Mar 31st 2007 by mememe

113. Oh yeah..and let me guess he is the ONLY attorney in this for money and exposure? Give me a freakin break!! I'd hire him to represent me.

Posted at 9:42AM on Mar 31st 2007 by Jlynn

114. Listen, you lowlife morons!

Anna wasn't Virgie's only child...just the only one to die in the company of that psychopath Howard K. Stern.

~Virgie is a wonderful and caring mother and grandmother~

Posted at 9:44AM on Mar 31st 2007 by donna h

115. matilda
Have you ever met a lawyer that WASN'T a snake in the grass.

Posted at 9:46AM on Mar 31st 2007 by myself

116. people..people..yes all these prescriptions were out of control, but, ANS prescription drug habit was being enabled by her "closest and most loving friends"..there's something called tough love when even an adult needs to face her own drug habit..Queen Bee or not intervention needs to take place at some level, otherwise the end result can be tragic..it seems as if everyone was using everybody in one way or another around her including her..it all becomes a vicious cycle..her's was just played out in the public arena..blessings to the baby who deserves peace and love..

Posted at 9:46AM on Mar 31st 2007 by olivia

117. donna Thats not what Anna said about her mother. Do you know her better than Anna did?
Anna had a reason for not being around her and ONLY Anna knew what that was. But we can assume that it was not because she was caring and loving to anyone.

Posted at 9:51AM on Mar 31st 2007 by hope

118. i would hire him before any of sterns lawyers .howie you getting scared yet ? yup thats why you are hiding behind appeals ! if you loved daniel so much ? why not proceed with the inquest nobody said it was about you it is about daniel . why so nervous stern ? what are you afraid of ? why not give the baby to larry ? what are you afraid of ? O'quinn is gonna eat you alive you should be afraid !! you better prepare your appeal now , you love to appeal stuff !! slime ball ! hey wheres the duffle bag now !! i hope the duffle bag does not get mixed up with the diaper bag !!!

Posted at 9:56AM on Mar 31st 2007 by BOYCOTT THE BAHAMAS

119. HOWARD IS THE ONLY CARING LOVING PERSON IN THIS
KEEP PROTECTING DANNIELYNN YOUR BABY DAUGHTER
DONT GIVE UP THE FIGHT ANNA LOVES YOU HOWARD

Posted at 9:55AM on Mar 31st 2007 by Michelle

120. 107. GO HOWARD WE LOVE YOU DONT LET VIRGIE TOUCH DANNIELYNN STAY STRONG

Posted at 9:30AM on Mar 31st 2007 by Michelle


Blood is thicker than water/or drugs.

Posted at 9:56AM on Mar 31st 2007 by Susan

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