On February 5, 2025, the Board of Disciplinary Appeals entered a Judgment of Disbarment against Houston attorney William Topp Maxwell [#24028775]. On August 11, 2015, an Amended Judgment (as to forfeiture) in a Criminal Case was entered in Case No. 1:11-CR-00740 (03), styled United States of America v. William Maxwell, in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, wherein Maxwell was found guilty of Racketeering Conspiracy, Conspiracy to Commit Securities Fraud, Conspiracy to Commit Wire Fraud, Wire Fraud, Conspiracy to Commit Money Laundering, Conspiracy to Obstruct Justice, and Conspiracy to Sell or Transfer Firearms and Ammunition to a Prohibited Person. He was sentence to prison for 240 months followed by 3 years supervised release. These offenses constitute Intentional Crimes as defined by the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure. The judgment follows an Interlocutory Order of Suspension entered by the Board on February 2, 2016. Maxwell appealed BODA’s judgment to the Supreme Court of Texas in Case No. 25-0191.  On October 24, 2025, the Court affirmed the judgment. BODA Case No. 56591.