Attorney J. Mark Krause of Fairport, NY: ethical goblin

The state of New York presented J. Mark Krause with a law license in 1989 after he graduated from Syracuse University School of Law.

The Fourth Judicial Department Committee on Professional Standards found Mark guilty of the following misconduct.

• Neglected legal matter entrusted to him
• Failed to keep client informed of status of legal matter
• Made misrepresentations to ethics investigators (Screw you, said Mark!)
• Failed to serve an answer to the civil complaint in a timely manner
• Failed to respond to several inquiries from his client
• Failed to take action to protect client interests
• Gross negligence led to judgment of $39,000 being award against his client
• Failed to respond to client requests for an itemized fill

As a consequence of his misconduct, the cheerleaders for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Professional Standards Committee punished Mark by gifting him with a complimentary censure. 

As we speak (ca. September 2018), Mark practices at 30 Larkspur Lane in Fairport, New York.