So, I finally got a response from Mark Weber today; AFTER, I sent a complaint to the Chief Judge of the Nebraska Supreme Court at the end of July, coincidence? Absolutely NOT. Mark Weber said:
I am in receipt of your grievances regarding Attorney Joseph L. Howard, most recently back on May 22, 2026. I also acknowledge that you filed a similar grievance back in 2019 requesting your case file. As I stated previously, we cannot assist you regarding your complaints about his failure to deliver your file.
I assert that is absolutely ridiculous because: Under the Nebraska Rules of Professional Conduct (codified in Chapter 3, Article 5 of the Nebraska Supreme Court Rules), a criminal defense case file fundamentally belongs to the client. Upon termination of representation or request, an attorney must return the file, safeguard confidentiality, and adhere to specific retention and surrender standards. Therefore, Howard is required to give me my file. Since Howard has not provided my file, he is in clear violation of Article 5!
As I’ve explained on this blog, Joseph Leo Howard Esq. is withholding the file because it contains evidence of his criminal/unethical conduct during my case from 2014 until now.
I assert that the system is hopelessly corrupt.