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In the Matter of Coffin

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Jun 30, 2005
19 A.D.3d 994 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005)

Opinion

June 30, 2005.

Per Curiam. Respondent was admitted to practice by this Court in 1991. His law office address is in Maryland.

Mark S. Ochs, Committee on Professional Standards, Albany (Michael G. Gaynor of counsel), for petitioner.

James L. Coffin, Crownsville, Maryland, respondent pro se.

Before: Mercure, J.P., Crew III, Mugglin, Rose and Lahtinen, JJ., concur.


Having granted petitioner's motion for an order declaring that the petition and respondent's amended answer raised no factual issues ( see 22 NYCRR 806.5), we now find respondent guilty of the professional misconduct charged and specified in the petition. In violation of the disciplinary rules ( see Code of Professional Responsibility DR 1-102 [a] [4], [5], [7]; DR 6-101 [a] [3] [ 22 NYCRR 1200.3 (a) (4), (5), (7); 1200.30 (a) (3)]), respondent neglected a civil case he had filed on behalf of his client in the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York and then misled and deceived the client with respect to the status of the case, which had been dismissed upon an unopposed motion by the defendants. Respondent also neglected a credit card matter which the client entrusted to him. In addition, respondent failed to cooperate with petitioner.

Upon our review of the record, we conclude that respondent should be censured for his professional misconduct.

Ordered that respondent is found guilty of the professional misconduct charged and specified in the petition; and it is further ordered that respondent is censured.


Summaries of

In the Matter of Coffin

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department
Jun 30, 2005
19 A.D.3d 994 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005)
Case details for

In the Matter of Coffin

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of JAMES L. COFFIN, an Attorney, Respondent. COMMITTEE ON…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Third Department

Date published: Jun 30, 2005

Citations

19 A.D.3d 994 (N.Y. App. Div. 2005)
797 N.Y.S.2d 651