7.1.2007
Don’t Take the Money and Run – Be Careful When a Client Pays in Cash
I am an assistant U.S. attorney in Seattle, Wash.
During the past 12 months, I have participated in
the investigation and prosecution of four attorneys
for felony offenses which they committed in their professional
practices. Each of these attorneys has either
been disbarred or is in the process of disbarment proceedings.
As a result of their conduct and prosecution,
their law practices have been ruined. I write out of a
concern for what has happened to them, a concern for
our common endeavor to practice
law, and a concern for the
public perception of lawyers.
Also, I write in the hopes that by
reading this article, attorneys may
avoid such misconduct in the
future.
Let me make a few observa
I am an assistant U.S. attorney in Seattle, Wash. During the past 12 months, I have participated in the investigation and prosecution of four attorneys for felony offenses which they committed in their professional practices. Each of these attorneys has either been disbarred or is in the process of disbarment proceedings. As a result of their conduct and prosecution, their law practices have been ruined. I write out of a concern for what has happened to them, a concern for our common endeavor to practice law, and a concern for the public perception of lawyers. Also, I write in the hopes that by reading this article, attorneys may avoid such misconduct in the future. View full article (PDF).
This article first appeared in The Champion.