Sunday, May 21, 2017

Attorney Accepts Public Admonition From Virginia Bar, Coughs Up $227K+ To Cover Losses Caused By Sticky-Fingered Employee's Heist From Law Firm's Client Trust Account

In Fredericksburg, Virginia, the Virginia Lawyers Weekly reports:
  • A Fredericksburg lawyer has accepted a public admonition for lapses that allowed a trusted office staffer allegedly to make off with more than $200,000 from the lawyer’s trust account. H. Glenn Goodpasture deposited more than $227,000 of his personal money into the account to cover the loss, according to a report from [the] Virginia State Bar ...