678 results for 'cat:"Attorney Discipline"'.
Per curiam, the appellate division finds that Matthew William Woitkowski shall be suspended from the practice of law in New York as reciprocal discipline for his three-year suspension in New Jersey for record-keeping deficiencies and negligent misappropriation of client funds.
Court: New York Appellate Divisions, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: April 10, 2024, Case #: 01933, Categories: attorney Discipline
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Per curiam, the appellate division finds that attorney Paul Gruner should be censured for professional misconduct that included mishandling two client escrow accounts. A confidential order established other similar violations in August 2023, making him guilty of six rule violations in total. Although Gruner self-certified that he is now fully retired and will not resume practice, public discipline was deemed appropriate.
Court: New York Appellate Divisions, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: April 4, 2024, Case #: PM-56-24, Categories: attorney Discipline
J. Hudson finds the trial court properly struck the complaint, finding the attorney is a necessary witness. The department of finance and administration declined a trade-in tax credit on vehicles transferred to the company after they were purchased by individuals with company funds. The attorney representing the vehicle purchasers was in involved in the original scheme, and the trial court properly applied all tests in determining he is disqualified. Affirmed.
Court: Arkansas Supreme Court, Judge: Hudson , Filed On: April 4, 2024, Case #: CV-23-59, Categories: Fraud, Tax, attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the appellate division finds that attorney Gemma Marilyn Antoine-Belton should be suspended for 60 days for misconduct in the District of Columbia that led to a 30-day suspension and a one-year period of probation. Antoine-Belton, who acknowledged that she failed to provide competent representation while serving as guardian and conservator to an incapacitated adult, was also suspended for 30 days in Pennsylvania for the misconduct and was immediately suspended in Maryland while a disciplinary action remains pending in that state.
Court: New York Appellate Divisions, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: April 4, 2024, Case #: PM-55-24, Categories: attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the appellate division finds that attorney Benjamin Michael Saul of Washington, D.C., may be reinstated after resigning in 2013 for lack of business in New York, as Saul proved he satisfied required continuing legal education requirements and remained in good standing in other jurisdictions.
Court: New York Appellate Divisions, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: April 4, 2024, Case #: PM-59-24, Categories: attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the Oklahoma Supreme Court approves the bar's application to approve attorney Christopher Roberts Kelly's resignation. The bar's investigation into the attorney involved complaints of his failure to timely perform legal work after being paid a retainer, as well as his having been suspended from legal practice in another state. Kelly's affidavit of resignation reflects he voluntarily renders his resignation, was not coerced and is aware of the consequences.
Court: Oklahoma Supreme Court, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: April 1, 2024, Case #: SCBD-7628, Categories: Administrative Law, Legal Malpractice, attorney Discipline
J. Chutich suspends attorney Ronald Frauenshuh Jr. from the practice of law for a minimum of 30 days as reciprocal discipline following discipline in South Dakota for failing to comply with court orders, leading to a mistrial, and continuing to engage in such misconduct during a re-trial.
Court: Minnesota Supreme Court, Judge: Chutich, Filed On: March 28, 2024, Case #: A23-1586, Categories: attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the appellate division finds that Anthony Merrill shall be suspended from the practice of law for 18 months for stealing a woman's identity to apply for credit cards, and charging $21,000 to cards in her name. The attorney testified he had a compulsive gambling addiction for which he has now sought treatment.
Court: New York Appellate Divisions, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: March 27, 2024, Case #: 01713, Categories: attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the Supreme Court of Ohio finds attorney John Taylor will be suspended from the practice of law for six months for his failure to provide honest answers on an application for a physician's assistant license, including whether he had ever been involved in a disciplinary investigation or had other aliases. Taylor had changed his name twice before he applied for the license and was investigated for the creation of child pornography images used in connection with his role as an expert witness in a criminal trial but failed to disclose any of this information on the application; however, because he has no previous disciplinary record and lost his physician's assistant license as a result of the misconduct, the suspension will be stayed in its entirety.
Court: Ohio Supreme Court, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: March 27, 2024, Case #: 2024-Ohio-1082, Categories: Sanctions, attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the Vermont Supreme Court denies an attorney’s motion to dissolve the interim suspension of her law license. She has not responded to the disciplinary counsel’s request for information about her medical records, “We note that this case is not about whether respondent’s medical records should be provided to disciplinary counsel.” The evidence warrants her immediate suspension on an interim base and the attorney must comply with the requirements. Affirmed.
Court: Vermont Supreme Court, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: March 27, 2024, Case #: 24-AP-070, Categories: attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the appellate division finds that Telesforo Del Valle Jr. shall be disbarred from the practice of law in New York after he was convicted of conspiracy to bribe a federal employee. The scheme plotted to pay the employee to encourage criminal defendants to hire the attorney.
Court: New York Appellate Divisions, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: March 26, 2024, Case #: 01677, Categories: attorney Discipline
J. Alley finds a lower court ruled partially correctly when it granted summary judgment to car sales and financing companies after they were sued by customers who argued a car they bought had “defects rendering it worthless.” The customers brought no viable claims against the car financer and the “as-is” language in their sales paperwork defeated their claims against the car seller, and the lower court was right to grant summary judgment. However, the lower court was wrong to approve sanctions against the customers’ attorney, as it had no evidence impugning his motives or credibility. Affirmed in part.
Court: Texas Courts of Appeals, Judge: Alley, Filed On: March 22, 2024, Case #: 08-23-00127-CV, Categories: Trade, Contract, attorney Discipline