Venmo Payment Misappropriated

The Oklahoma Supreme Court has accepted an attorney’s resignation

Respondent is aware that grievances have been filed against him and are being investigated by the Office of the General Counsel, Oklahoma Bar Association, in the following matters:

a) DC-22-156: A grievance brought by client Audrey Ochoa alleging that Respondent failed to properly communicate with her, and she eventually had to hire another attorney. Respondent admits he failed to make a supplemental response to the grievance during the OBA’s investigation.

b) DC-23-32: A grievance brought by client Megan Buckler alleging that Respondent failed to properly communicate with her, and she eventually had to hire another attorney. Respondent admits he failed to respond to the grievance mailed to his roster address on two separate occasions.

c) DC-23-120: A grievance brought by client Pedro Zardeneta alleging that his workers’ compensation claim was dismissed because Respondent lost his file. The statute of limitations has now passed and Mr. Zardeneta’s claim cannot be reconsidered. Respondent admits he failed to respond to the grievance mailed to his roster address on two separate occasions.

d) DC-24-137: A grievance brought by client Holly Jenkins alleging that Respondent settled Ms. Jenkins’s personal injury case for policy limits of $100,000.00 but only provided her with $7,832.00 of the settlement funds through a Venmo payment and never provided an accounting to her. Respondent admits he failed to deposit the settlement check in his IOLTA, and he has misappropriated funds that belong to Ms. Jenkins. Respondent admits he failed to respond to the grievance mailed to his roster address.