Attorney Brian Sunderland of Portland, OR; thief, moron, serial offender

The state of Washington presented Brian J. Sunderland with a law license in 1993 after he graduated from Gonzaga University School of Law.

The Washington State Bar found Brian guilty of the following misconduct.

Brian’s 1^st bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Neglected client’s adoption matter over the course of three years

As a consequence of his misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Washington Supreme Court punished Brian by gifting him with a complimentary censure.

Brian’s 2^nd bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice
• Engaged in conduct involving fraud, deceit, dishonesty or misrepresentation
• Failed to maintain complete and accurate records of clients’ funds
• Assisted a client in fraudulent conduct
• Disregarded an order of the court
• Engaged in improper ex parte (one-sided) communication with the court
• Violated the rules on vicarious responsibility for another lawyer’s conduct
• Failed to maintain clients ‘funds in trust
• Assisted a client in conduct that he knew to be illegal or fraudulent
• Disregarded or advised client to disregard a standing rule of a tribunal
• Failed to deposit and maintain client funds in one or more identifiable trust accounts
• Failed to maintain complete records of all funds, securities, and other properties of a client coming into his possession
• Failed to render appropriate accountings to clients as to client funds/properties/securities
• Commingled client funds with personal funds

As a consequence of his misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Washington Supreme Court punished Brian by gifting him with a complimentary 2-year suspension of his law license.

Brian’s 3^rd bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice
• Engaged in conduct involving fraud, deceit, dishonesty or misrepresentation
• Failed to provide competent representation (moron)
• Collected an illegal and excessive (thief)
• Engaged in conflicts of interest
• Failed to disclose that which he knew he was required by law to reveal,
• Failed to maintain complete records of client funds
• Neglected of a legal matter entrusted to him
• Failed to communicate with client
• Made misleading statements of material facts to ethics investigators (Screw you, said Brian!)

As a consequence of his misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Washington Supreme Court punished Brian by gifting him with a complimentary 33-month suspension of his law license.

As we speak (ca. March 2019), Brian practices at 219 SW Stark Street in Portland, Oregon.