685 results for 'cat:"Attorney Discipline"'.
Per curiam, the appellate division finds that attorney Devon Joseph Casertino should be censured for failing to abide by terms set for his conditional admittance to the bar, including that he associate with an experienced lawyer and refrain from engaging in solo practice. Meanwhile, the parties jointly agreed to discipline in the form of censure. However, Casertino's pending request to discontinue those conditions should be denied as inadvisable at this time.
Court: New York Appellate Divisions, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: May 16, 2024, Case #: PM-94-24, Categories: attorney Discipline
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Per curiam, the appellate division finds that respondent Mitchell Moses Ozeri must be suspended for two years from the practice of law in New York. He deposited a settlement check into an escrow account in which he commingled personal funds. He admitted to his misconduct and testified that his clients all received their settlement funds, so disbarment is unnecessary.
Court: New York Appellate Divisions, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: May 15, 2024, Case #: 02709, Categories: attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the appellate division finds that attorney Alexander R. Cane must be subjected to reciprocal discipline based on a finding that he committed misconducted toward judges and staff in a New Jersey immigration court. He verbally insulted them in speech and in email, but he also has no formal prior disciplinary record and 30 years of practice helping underrepresented clients. He made an apology and a display of remorse as well, but these do not eliminate the need for discipline.
Court: New York Appellate Divisions, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: May 15, 2024, Case #: 02668, Categories: Immigration, attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the appellate division finds that respondent Gaurav Malhotra must be disbarred from the practice of law in New York. In 2007, he was a nightclub owner who sexually assaulted a waitress who worked for him, leading to a conviction for sexual abuse that he failed to report to the grievance committee. He also failed to express specific remorse for his actions or acknowledge personal responsibility.
Court: New York Appellate Divisions, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: May 15, 2024, Case #: 02708, Categories: attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the Georgia Supreme Court disbars attorney James W. Davis III for intercepting a $3 million payment from an insurance company to a policy holder. The insurer received false wiring instructions directing it to send the funds to the attorney's trust account. The attorney converted his clients' property when he included some client funds from his trust account to partially reimburse the insurer.
Court: Georgia Supreme Court, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: May 14, 2024, Case #: S23Y0622, Categories: Judiciary, attorney Discipline
J. Edmondson suspends Kenyatta Ray Bethea for one year. Bethea pleaded guilty to a first-time misdemeanor DUI after colliding with two vehicles, injuring six people, including children, inflicting significant bodily harm. Clear and convincing evidence establishes the attorney is remorseful and has taken additional steps by leaving the ignition interlock device on his car for an extra two months. The attorney also independently sought counseling. There is no evidence he has a history of driving under the influence.
Court: Oklahoma Supreme Court, Judge: Edmondson , Filed On: May 14, 2024, Case #: SCBD-7443, Categories: Evidence, Sanctions, attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the appellate division finds that attorney Rita Horowitz Altman, sanctioned for misconduct where she lives and practices immigration law in Florida, should be suspended in New York for three years. Altman failed to timely report the discipline in her home jurisdiction, which stretched over nearly 20 years, as well as discipline imposed by the board of immigration appeals based on the Florida misconduct. Meanwhile, her actions in Florida would have qualified for discipline New York.
Court: New York Appellate Divisions, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: May 9, 2024, Case #: PM-86-24, Categories: attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the appellate division finds that attorney William Brammer should be suspended for 30 days due to similar sanctions imposed upon misconduct in his home jurisdiction of Washington, D.C. Brammer promptly alerted New York officials to the discipline, which included his admission to lack of client communication, and the New York suspension is retroactive to the suspension imposed in D.C. in January 2021.
Court: New York Appellate Divisions, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: May 9, 2024, Case #: PM-87-24, Categories: attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the appellate division finds that attorney Gerald Orseck should be suspended for three years for misconduct. The parties agreed to the discipline following lengthy negotiations over charges that Orseck mismanaged his escrow account and engaged in conflicts of interest with a current client, and other instances of discipline during his 65 years of practice were also considered.
Court: New York Appellate Divisions, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: May 9, 2024, Case #: PM-88-24, Categories: attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the Supreme Court of Ohio finds attorney Jack Herchel VanBibber will be suspended from the practice of law for two years for multiple criminal convictions stemming from traffic violations, his failure to comply with court orders related to those convictions and his refusal to cooperate with the ensuing disciplinary investigation. VanBibber continued to drive on a suspended license even after an OVI conviction, led police on a chase through a residential area after being pulled over and showed little respect to disciplinary proceedings when he refused to cooperate initially. However, because he has an otherwise clean disciplinary record, his suspension will be stayed so long as he commits no further misconduct.
Court: Ohio Supreme Court, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: May 7, 2024, Case #: 2024-Ohio-1702, Categories: Sanctions, attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the circuit finds that attorney George Adrian Rusk should be publicly reprimanded for his conduct in a 2022 appeal that was dismissed as frivolous. The order advises Rusk that similar future misconduct will result in more severe discipline and requires that he attend continuing legal education programs on both federal appellate practices and appellate brief writing.
Court: 2nd Circuit, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: May 7, 2024, Case #: 23-90006-am, Categories: attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the Supreme Court of Colorado finds former Arapahoe County District Court Judge John E. Scipione will be publicly sanctioned and required to pay attorney fees for disciplinary proceedings related to his violation of eight judicial conduct rules. Scipione used his position as a judge to seek intimate relationships with subordinate employees on at least three occasions, sexually harassed at least one employee, and failed to disclose intimate relationships with former law clerks and other personnel. While his resignation ensures he will commit no further misconduct, he will also be required to pay $51,000 in attorney fees. Affirmed.
Court: Colorado Supreme Court, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: May 6, 2024, Case #: 2024CO23, Categories: Judiciary, Attorney Fees, attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the Oklahoma Supreme Court approves the Lee Griffin's resignation. Griffin is aware the bar is investigating grievances filed against her, including that she allegedly failed to disburse funds transferred to her upon the sale of marital property in three separate divorce proceedings, as well as failing to take action to seek grandchildren visitation rights on a client's behalf with attorney fees having been paid in advance. She also has pending criminal charges for embezzlement. The attorney's resignation was freely and voluntarily entered.
Court: Oklahoma Supreme Court, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: May 6, 2024, Case #: SCBD-7650, Categories: Administrative Law, Fiduciary Duty, attorney Discipline