677 results for 'cat:"Attorney Discipline"'.
Per curiam, the Supreme Court of Ohio finds that attorney Dennis Adams will be permanently disbarred for the neglect of several client matters and his misappropriation of settlement funds from a client involved in a car collision. Adams withheld more than $12,000 from clients after he settled a lawsuit and failed to pay outstanding Medicare liens on their behalf, and also withheld the settlement of another client, while he also failed cooperate with disciplinary proceedings, all of which requires permanent disbarment and restitution of more than $25,000 to the clients.
Court: Ohio Supreme Court, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: February 20, 2024, Case #: 2024-Ohio-559, Categories: Sanctions, attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the Georgia Supreme Court rejects the review board's recommendation of a six-month suspension and disbars attorney Deirdre Maria Stephens for her violations of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct. The attorney made multiple intentionally false statements with respect to the funds in her trust account.
Court: Georgia Supreme Court, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: February 20, 2024, Case #: S24Y0049, Categories: Judiciary, attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the Supreme Court of Ohio finds that attorney Gary Vick Jr. will be permanently disbarred for his neglect of numerous clients and his misappropriation of the advance fees of at least two clients. Vick also failed to respond to any of the requests made by the disciplinary committee and had previously been indefinitely suspended for other misconduct, all of which requires a permanent disbarment and restitution to his clients.
Court: Ohio Supreme Court, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: February 20, 2024, Case #: 2024-Ohio-557, Categories: Sanctions, attorney Discipline
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Per curiam, the Georgia Supreme Court suspends attorney Cheryl Joyce Braziel from the practice of law in Georgia for two years for violating the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct during negotiations with lienholders in settling a personal injury case. The attorney failed to timely notify a hospital and the Texas attorney general of her receipt of settlement funds and failed to promptly satisfy the negotiated liens. The attorney's reinstatement is conditioned on her participation in the state bar's law practice management program.
Court: Georgia Supreme Court, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: February 20, 2024, Case #: S24Y0267, Categories: Judiciary, attorney Discipline
J. Furman sanctions plaintiffs counsel for failing to comply with nearly every deadline the court has set in this case. The attorney must pay $5,000 for wasting the court's time, and complete two additional hours of continuing legal education on issues relating to law office management given his inability to keep up with deadlines, not only in this case, but his extremely large docket in New York federal courts. Further, this matter is referred to the court's Committee on Grievances to determine if the attorney's conduct across the board violates the rules of professional conduct.
Court: USDC Southern District of New York, Judge: Furman, Filed On: February 16, 2024, Case #: 1:23cv3516, NOS: Amer w/Disabilities - Other - Civil Rights, Categories: Ada / Rehabilitation Act, Sanctions, attorney Discipline
J. Kennedy finds that Marion County Common Pleas Court Judge Jason Warner will be indefinitely suspended from the practice of law for felony convictions related to a hit-and-run car accident that occurred after he and his wife left a party where they had been drinking alcohol. Although Warner was not the driver of the car, he left the scene and waited more than nine hours to call law enforcement, but because the misconduct was not committed in his judicial capacity, he will be suspended and not disbarred.
Court: Ohio Supreme Court, Judge: Kennedy, Filed On: February 16, 2024, Case #: 2024-Ohio-551, Categories: Judiciary, Sanctions, attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the Supreme Court of Ohio finds that attorney Sarah Driftmyer will be suspended from the practice of law for one year after she failed to inform several clients she lacked professional liability insurance and failed to deposit those clients' payments into a trust account. Driftmyer was previously suspended for similar misconduct and so no portion of her suspension will be stayed. She will also be required to complete continuing education courses before she can be reinstated.
Court: Ohio Supreme Court, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: February 15, 2024, Case #: 2024-Ohio-540, Categories: Sanctions, attorney Discipline
J. Cain denies a request by a Texas-based law firm to reject a lower court’s recommendations that it be barred from intervening in a former client’s suit to recover fees and out-of-pocket expenses prior to its lawyers’ suspension from the practice in Louisiana for using modern-day runners to get clients, a state-law felony. The firm unsuccessfully argued the magistrate judge exceeded her authority and failed to apply the correct legal standards in her report. However, the ruling agrees with the magistrate judge’s conclusions the firm’s assertions fail to support its request for intervention and that the firm has acted with so little regard for the rules of ethics and professional conduct that it deprived itself of the ability to provide any meaningful service to clients with legitimate claims.
Court: USDC Western District of Louisiana , Judge: Walter, Filed On: February 14, 2024, Case #: 1:22cv4071, NOS: Insurance - Contract, Categories: Civil Procedure, Attorney Fees, attorney Discipline
J. Shea finds that attorney Meghan Doud misappropriated client funds, charged unreasonable fees, and failed to maintain signed fee agreements, reconcile client trust accounts or keep clients updated. She is disbarred and ordered to pay $1.3 million in restitution.
Court: Montana Supreme Court, Judge: Shea, Filed On: February 14, 2024, Case #: PR 21-0081, Categories: attorney Discipline
J. Cadish denies the state bar's petition for an order suspending J. Taylor Oblad pending the resolution of disciplinary proceedings. The attorney denies intentionally taking client funds but acknowledges irregularities in his trust account. He says he should not be suspended but should have restrictions placed on his handling of funds. The court concludes the attorney does not pose a threat of serious harm to the public and that suspension is not warranted. Discipline, though, will include that the attorney must not engage in the solo practice of law, and must obtain a forensic review of his trust account by a CPA.
Court: Nevada Supreme Court, Judge: Cadish , Filed On: February 9, 2024, Case #: 87721, Categories: Accounting Malpractice, attorney Discipline
J. Cadish finds the disciplinary panel properly recommends a 6-month suspension of David L. Mann. Record testimony of his paralegal shows she handled cases without him. Client testimony shows that continuances of hearings due to the attorney's lack of diligence affected her custody and bankruptcy cases. The attorney also testified he could not handle the custody case without his paralegal.
Court: Nevada Supreme Court, Judge: Cadish , Filed On: February 9, 2024, Case #: 86549, Categories: Evidence, attorney Discipline
J. Andrews finds a lower court properly denied a law firm's motion to reopen a case against another law firm on claims of fraud. The first law firm argued that it was entitled to relief after the other law firm allegedly fraudulently obtained years of cost orders. However, the defendant law firm sufficiently showed in court that the claims do not constitute exceptional circumstances. Affirmed.
Court: Her Majesty's Court of Appeal, Judge: Andrews, Filed On: February 8, 2024, Case #: CA-2021-1782A, Categories: Fraud, attorney Discipline
Per curiam, the Georgia Supreme Court accepts attorney Coulter Clauzell Henry, Jr.'s petition for voluntary discipline following his admitted violations of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct. The attorney falsely told a client that his patent application had been filed, instead filing it more than three months later. The attorney showed remorse and refunded the client's legal fee. The attorney will receive a public reprimand.
Court: Georgia Supreme Court, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: February 6, 2024, Case #: S24Y0195, Categories: Judiciary, attorney Discipline
[Consolidated.] Per curiam, the Georgia Supreme Court disbars attorney Timothy Orman McCalep for his multiple violations of the Georgia Rules of Professional Conduct. The attorney abandoned six clients, made misrepresentations when questioned about his abandonment and refused to issue refunds.
Court: Georgia Supreme Court, Judge: Per curiam, Filed On: February 6, 2024, Case #: S23Y0919, Categories: Judiciary, attorney Discipline
J. DiPentima finds that while the attorney's disciplinary hearing, which resulted in her disbarment, took place immediately following the court's hearing on the attorney's claims of bias, her due process rights were not violated. She had previously been advised of the hearing schedule and was provided with a full and fair opportunity to present arguments during each hearing. Meanwhile, the court's decision to disbar the attorney was supported by competent and credible evidence, including that the attorney's bias claims were frivolous and based almost entirely on decisions made against her client in previous cases. Affirmed.
Court: Connecticut Court Of Appeals, Judge: DiPentima, Filed On: February 2, 2024, Case #: AC45424, Categories: Evidence, Due Process, attorney Discipline