The New York Appellate Division for the Second Judicial Department has imposed a two-year suspension for escrow account misuseThe petition alleges five charges of misconduct related to the respondent’s escrow account maintained at Chase Bank, entitled “Spaeth & Counsel, LLC,
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Never Again
The New York Appellate Division for the Second Judicial Department has ordered the public censure of an attorney for an escrow account issueIn 2018, Chase Bank erroneously debited $180,000 from the escrow account pursuant to a check that was issued…
DUI Draws Sanction
A six-month suspension has been imposed by the New York Appellate Division for the Second Judicial DepartmentOn September 17, 2021, at approximately 10:28 p.m., a bystander observed the respondent’s vehicle to be in a single-vehicle accident and called the 911…
No Basis To Recuse
The Montana Supreme Court declined to overturn a civil protection order on several asserted grounds includingJamarv also contends that the District Court Judge should have recused herself as an attorney who is a partner at the same firm as her…
If I Had A Hammer
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit rejected a host of claims by a debt collection firm arising out of alleged computer misuse by two former employees, affirming the conclusions of the district courtAMBRO, Circuit JudgeIn the…
Crossing The Line
The Georgia Supreme Court has imposed reciprocal disbarment based on the like sanction imposed in AlabamaA review of the record, which includes copies of the Supreme Court of Alabama’s disciplinary proceedings and the “Report and Order” of the Disciplinary Board…
In Pottawattomie County
The Oklahoma Supreme Court rejected a proposed private reprimand by the Council on Judicial Complaints and imposed a public reprimand as the sanction against a judgeThe allegations set forth in the Report can be summarized as follows:Judge Mueller has been…
Laptop From Hell (Actually Delaware)
The Delaware Supreme Court affirmed the dismissal of a defamation action brought against Politico, Hunter Biden and the Biden campaign over the notorious laptop as well as the counterclaim for invasion of privacyThis is an appeal from a Superior Court…
Judge Of The Atakapa Nation
A Louisiana Hearing Committee recommends an 18-month suspension of a previously-sanctioned attorneyMr. Moses was retained via a "flat fee" by Tyquan Marshall for representation in felony criminal matters, which included a second-degree murder charge, that occurred on the campus of…
Paralegal License Revoked
The Ontario Law Society Tribunal Hearing Division has revoked the license of a paralegal
The Licensee was licensed as a paralegal in 2015. She was administratively suspended on March 31, 2017; which was in place until we ordered the revocation
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