Las Vegas Attorney Under State Bar Probe For Allegedly Illegally Pocketing Ten$ Of Thousand$ In Client Ca$h

In Las Vegas, Nevada, the Las Vegas Review Journal reports:

• In an emergency petition, the Nevada State Bar is seeking to suspend the license of a politically active Las Vegas attorney, alleging he misappropriated tens of thousands of dollars in client funds and tried to cover up his actions.



• The bar called attorney Barry Levinson a "substantial threat" to the public and said it wants the Nevada Supreme Court to issue a "swift and immediate suspension" of his license while the bar conducts formal disciplinary proceedings against him.



• "In short, Levinson has repeatedly misappropriated funds and has compounded his misconduct by repeatedly lying to clients and the State Bar regarding his delay in disbursing funds to the appropriate parties," according to the bar in a 24-page complaint [...].



• "Levinson's lies, combined with his failure to cooperate, constitute an obstruction to the State Bar's investigation, as does Levinson's failure to provide information requested." Disciplinary proceedings against Levinson could result in an additional suspension or disbarment.

For more, see State Bar targets Las Vegas attorney.

(1) The State Bar of Nevada's Clients' Security Fund was established to reimburse clients who have suffered a loss due to theft by a Nevada-licensed attorney.

For similar "attorney ripoff reimbursement funds" that sometimes help cover the financial mess created by the dishonest conduct of lawyers licensed in other states and Canada, see:

• Directory Of Lawyers' Funds For Client Protection (now includes Canadian recovery funds, courtesy of the American Bar Association);
• Check the USA Client Protection Funds Map;
• Check the Canada Client Protection Funds Map.

Maps available courtesy of The National Client Protection Organization, Inc.