A Bit Less Than Disbarment

An attorney who failed to turn over funds due to his law firm agreed to a five-year suspension imposed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

The firm had confronted the attorney about failure to deposit client funds in the IOLTA account. He confessed to having kept over $40,000 due to the firm. He repaid $1,005 to his former partners.

The sanction was agreed to by Disciplinary Counsel in light of the attorney’s acknowledgement of the misconduct and sanction. (Mike Frisch)