677 results for 'cat:"Attorney Discipline"'.
Per curiam, the appellate division finds that attorney Daniel Joseph O'Phelan should be suspended immediately from practice on the basis of medical incapacity. O'Phelan was removed from active status in Alaska and Hawaii due to disability, and was under investigation in New York on a client complaint when he cited physical and neurological issues in response to requests for information. That disciplinary matter is now stayed for the duration of the suspension, which will last until O'Phelan seeks reinstatement.
Court: New York Appellate Divisions, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: March 21, 2024, Case #: PM-51-24, Categories: attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the Supreme Court of Ohio finds attorney David Edmund Stenson will be suspended from the practice of law for one year for his failure to inform a client he lacked professional liability insurance and for his failure to keep several clients' retainers in a client trust account. Stenson was previously disciplined for similar misconduct, but if he completes continuing education courses regarding client management, six months of the suspension will be stayed.
Court: Ohio Supreme Court, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: March 20, 2024, Case #: 2024-Ohio-995, Categories: Sanctions, attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the Georgia Supreme Court grants attorney Joel David Myers's application for certification of fitness to practice law and orders that he may be readmitted as an attorney licensed to practice law. The attorney was previously disbarred for violations of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct. The attorney was suffering from undiagnosed severe depression, has taken responsibility for his actions and has demonstrated rehabilitation.
Court: Georgia Supreme Court, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: March 19, 2024, Case #: S24Z0598, Categories: Judiciary, attorney Discipline
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Per curiam, the court of appeals grants attorney Jeffrey B. Clark's petition for rehearing regarding the enforcement of a subpoena filed by the Office of Disciplinary Counsel's related to disciplinary charges accusing him of rule violations while serving as Assistant Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice. Enforcing the subpoena would violate Clark's Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
Court: DC Court of Appeals, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: March 15, 2024, Case #: 22-BG-0891 , Categories: Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the Kansas Supreme Court suspends Jason P. Wiske from the practice of law in Kansas for 90 days for failing to meet filing deadlines on behalf of a client who lost parental rights of his children. The attorney cannot reasonably assert he assumed that filing deadlines in 2021 were suspended by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Court: Kansas Supreme Court, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: March 15, 2024, Case #: 127056, Categories: Family Law, Covid-19, attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the appellate division finds that attorney Hanna Mary Renna, suspended last year for 90 days in Florida and then reciprocally in Michigan, should be censured. Renna admitted to altering a photo pack presented to a child witness in a criminal case, which led to misidentification. Since that was impermissible under Florida case law and would also establish misconduct under New York attorney rules, censure is appropriate.
Court: New York Appellate Divisions, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: March 14, 2024, Case #: PM-43-24, Categories: attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the Supreme Court of Ohio finds that attorney Christopher Mark Alexander will be suspended from the practice of law for one year for a felony traffic conviction that stemmed from a high-speed chase while intoxicated. Although Alexander has a disciplinary history, he was forthcoming about his crime, has since completed alcohol addiction services, remained sober for more than two years and shown remorse for his actions, all of which will allow for a stay of the suspension so long as he commits no further misconduct.
Court: Ohio Supreme Court, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: March 14, 2024, Case #: 2024-Ohio-900, Categories: Sanctions, attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the appellate division finds that a request from suspended attorney Jerry Ray Hamling to reargue discipline taken against him and for leave to appeal to the state's high court is denied. No matters of fact or law were overlooked in suspending Hamling for two years in December 2023 following his guilty plea to falsifying business records as owner of a payroll-processing firm in Michigan, and no basis was established to appeal the suspension to the New York Court of Appeals.
Court: New York Appellate Divisions, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: March 14, 2024, Case #: PM-42-24, Categories: attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the appellate division finds that attorney Delores Felice Seligman should be suspended during pendency of an investigation into management of her escrow account for failing to cooperate. Furthermore, the Mid-Hudson Women's Bar Association should be named as a limited custodian to oversee the account, as much of it is used to pay for the health care needs of one client.
Court: New York Appellate Divisions, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: March 14, 2024, Case #: PM-44-24, Categories: attorney Discipline
J. Kennedy finds attorney Joseph Bell will be indefinitely suspended from the practice of law for a felony conviction that stemmed from his solicitation of sex from an undercover police officer whom he believed to be a 15-year-old girl. Bell was an assistant prosecutor in the juvenile division of the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office, which makes his behavior more egregious because his job involved protecting children. Before he can apply for reinstatement in two years, he must complete community control sanctions imposed by the criminal court and submit proof from a medical professional that he has continued counseling.
Court: Ohio Supreme Court, Judge: Kennedy, Filed On: March 13, 2024, Case #: 2024-Ohio-876, Categories: Sanctions, attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the appellate division finds that Thomas F. Liotti shall be suspended from the practice of law in New York for six months based on his improper comments to his client's children in a family law suit, which were made without their lawyer present. Further, the attorney made numerous disparaging statements of the children's attorney and the judge in his disqualification hearing that led him to be charged with engaging in discourteous conduct.
Court: New York Appellate Divisions, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: March 13, 2024, Case #: 01310, Categories: attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the appellate division finds that Richard P. Liebowitz shall be disbarred as reciprocal discipline for his suspension in the Southern District of New York based on his considerable pattern and practice of failing to comply with court orders and making false statements to the court.
Court: New York Appellate Divisions, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: March 13, 2024, Case #: 01309, Categories: attorney Discipline
J. Chutich suspends attorney Eduardo Drake from the practice of law for a minimum of 90 days for failing to deposit an advance fee into trust, failing to diligently handle a client's matter, failing to communicate with a client, failing to maintain books and records documenting a payment from a client, failing to cooperate with a disciplinary investigation and failing to comply with the terms of a private probation.
Court: Minnesota Supreme Court, Judge: Chutich, Filed On: March 13, 2024, Case #: A23-0301, Categories: attorney Discipline
J. Kennedy finds attorney Amber Renee Goodman will be permanently disbarred after she was convicted on a felony charge of unlawful sexual contact with a minor, which stemmed from her repeated rape of the 13-year-old daughter of her boyfriend. Although Goodman admitted her conduct was wrong and was previously abused by two husbands, she failed to take full responsibility for her actions, while a conviction for such heinous actions prevents her from ever serving as an attorney in the future.
Court: Ohio Supreme Court, Judge: Kennedy, Filed On: March 12, 2024, Case #: 2024-Ohio-852, Categories: Sanctions, attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the Oklahoma Supreme Court reinstates Lyndon C. Taylor, who had resigned membership in the bar. The attorney has met all the procedural requirements, established he has not engaged in the unauthorized practice of law, and possesses the competency and learning in the law and good moral character required for reinstatement.
Court: Oklahoma Supreme Court, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: March 11, 2024, Case #: 7550, Categories: Administrative Law, attorney Discipline
J. Cadish denies the Nevada Bar's petition for reciprocal discipline of Jeffrey Gray Thomas, who was disbarred in California. The attorney was disbarred for multiple counts of professional misconduct related to filings, as well as threats made to opposing counsel. In Nevada, he failed to self-report his disbarment in California, as required. The discipline is not warranted because disbarment in Nevada is not equivalent to the same in California. Disbarment in Nevada is irrevocable whereas in California a disbarred attorney may seek reinstatement after five years.
Court: Nevada Supreme Court, Judge: Cadish , Filed On: March 8, 2024, Case #: 87346, Categories: Evidence, Due Process, attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the circuit finds the district court improperly ruled in favor of the realty investment entities. The individual investor prevailed in a breach of contract suit filed by the entities and was awarded more than $50 million in damages. He filed this suit alleging the entities transferred assets to avoid paying the judgment and the court ruled in favor of the entities. The entities' counsel used nearly every category of improper closing argument, including personal attacks and insults, as well as evoking local bias. The improper and prejudicial statements demonstrate the need for a new trial. Reversed.
Court: 5th Circuit, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: March 8, 2024, Case #: 21-10805, Categories: Enforcement Of Judgments, Contract, attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the appellate division finds that attorney Amante Albano Pimentel may be reinstated from his September 2009 suspension for failing to meet registration requirements because he demonstrated that he complied with the suspension and possesses the requisite character to practice law.
Court: New York Appellate Divisions, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: March 7, 2024, Case #: PM-29-24, Categories: attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the appellate division finds that attorney Daniel Donahue may be reinstated from his September 2009 suspension for failing to meet registration requirements after demonstrating that he complied with the suspension order and that he possesses the requisite character to practice law.
Court: New York Appellate Divisions, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: March 7, 2024, Case #: PM-30-24, Categories: attorney Discipline
J. Beckwith suspends Alvin S. Brown for 60 days, and he must demonstrate fitness and pay restitution to be reinstated. Evidence that Brown violated eight rules of professional conduct, including by charging fees for services he did not provide and failing to communicate with a client, supports the Board on Professional Responsibility's recommendations.
Court: DC Court of Appeals, Judge: Beckwith, Filed On: March 7, 2024, Case #: 20-BG-0589, Categories: Evidence, attorney Discipline