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Do prospective clients know complaints are before the Law Society?

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Who is the lawyer who filed 25 more suits on Figueroa?

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Where is Finkelstein's office?

His Web site also lists a “satellite office” at 277 Broadway in Manhattan. The building doorman, who says he has been on duty there for more than 30 years, said Finkelstein has never worked there. The lawyer has settled 32 suits since 2016.

Why was José Figueroa in a wheelchair?

José Figueroa was in a wheelchair for months after spinal surgery for an old injury. It was so grueling to get around that when a Manhattan lawyer asked him if he could file two disability lawsuits on his behalf against eateries with no wheelchair access, Figueroa readily agreed. The Bronx man had no idea that decision would entangle him in ...

Tens of thousands of dollars lost by small clients who trusted advice on whom to hire

Clients of two lawyers accused of serious misconduct are outraged over being kept in the dark about their lawyers’ records, which they said derailed their cases and cost them thousands.

No warning

She wasn’t told Munro had been under heavy scrutiny since 2012, because of eight serious complaints against him.

Law society knew plenty

Other former clients told Go Public Munro simply disappeared. Brent Jesperson paid him $60,000 in 2010 to handle a suit against a doctor.

Questionable recommendation

Meanwhile, in Winnipeg, Forsythe said she feels as if the legal community conspired against her.

More transparency promised

The Federation of Law Societies of Canada is promising easier access to lawyer discipline records when reforms are brought in next year.

When a lawyer receives information that clearly establishes that a client has perpetrated a fraud during

When a lawyer receives information that clearly establishes that a client has perpetrated a fraud during the course of the lawyer’s representation, she is required promptly to call upon the client to rectify the fraud. If the client refuses to correct the fraud or is unable to do so, the lawyer must reveal the fraud to the affected person or tribunal unless the information is protected as a confidence or secret. In both hypotheticals, therefore, the lawyer must counsel her client to correct the fraud. If the client refuses, the lawyer ‘s next step depends upon whether the client’s admission is a confidence or secret and the degree of confidentiality which is required.

What are the duties of an attorney?

The lawyer’s duties to the court provide a rationale for mandatory disclosure in the first hypothetical. Lawyers are not permitted to engage in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice. In construing the breadth of this proscription, the Ethical Considerations state that fraudulent, deceptive, or otherwise illegal conduct by a participant in a court proceeding is inconsistent with the fair administration of justice. According to the Nassau Opinion, attorneys are obligated to avail themselves of any disciplinary rule that is meant to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, or illegal conduct.