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Attorney Larry Coleman of Kansas City; repeater, loser, ethical leper-con 
Unfortunately, the Missouri Supreme Court gifted Larry Coleman with a law license in 1977.
As you’ll see below, Mr. Coleman has made several visits to the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree.
1st Bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree
In 1990, Coleman was found guilty of failing to communicate with a client and for charging unreasonable (phony and/or fabricated) fees.
For this misconduct, the Disciplinary Commission gifted Coleman with a complimentary admonition.
2nd Bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree
In 1999, Coleman was found guilty of failing to act with reasonable diligence. Also found guilty of failing to expedite litigation and for his failure to communicate with a client.
For this misconduct, the Disciplinary Commission again gifted Coleman with a complimentary admonition.
3rd Bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree
In 2008, Coleman was found guilty failing to act with reasonable diligence. Also he was found guilty of again charging unreasonable fees and conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice.
For this misconduct, the Disciplinary Commission again gifted Coleman with a complimentary reprimand.
4th Bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree
On his 4th trip to the Misfit Apple Tree, attorney Larry Coleman was found guilty of the following misconduct in regards to his representation of Ms. Davis from July 2001 to September 2006 in three cases.
Ms. Davis paid Coleman at least $38,000 and as much as $50,000 in fees
Coleman laughingly claimed he didn’t maintain copies of documents showing his billable hours, litigation costs incurred, or payments he received from Ms. Davis
In Ms. Davis’ discrimination case against the state of Missouri, the following took place:
In July 2006, the state of Missouri offered to settle the claim for $20,000. When Coleman advised her of the offer, she told him it was unacceptable and instructed him to reject it.
In September 2006, she told Coleman she no longer could afford to pay him as agreed
Coleman the drafted a new contingency fee agreement re: the discrimination case
In the new agreement, Coleman included an unconscionable and clearly illegal provision stating:
“Because I am taking a risk with you on this case, and because I am more familiar with the legal trends relative to judgments, settlements, and summary disposition, you agree that I shall have the exclusive right to determine when and how much to settle this case. That way, I am not held hostage to an agreement I disagree with.”
Larry never explained or otherwise discussed this obnoxious clause with Ms. Davis prior to her execution of the agreement.
In November 2006, Coleman sent Ms. Davis a letter stating if she refused to sign the settlement agreement for $20,000, he would be forced to withdraw from all three of her cases. He then had the chutzpah to tell her would ask the court to enforce the settlement agreement for $20,000 with the state.
In February 2007, this certified loser had the audacity to file a motion with the court seeking enforcement of a settlement that Ms. Davis refused. Luckily for Ms. Davis, the trial judge told Larry to take a hike and refused to so act.
For this 4th bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree, the enablers on the Missouri Supreme Court gifted Larry the Loser with a complimentary term of probation. What a joke?
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