Attorney Martin Schank of Stanley, NY; ethical troll

The state of New York presented Martin Schank with a law license in 1981 after he graduated from the University of Buffalo School of Law.

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

• Engaged in illegal practice of law in another jurisdiction
• Failed to appear for scheduled ethics investigation interview (Screw you, said Marty!)
• Engaged in conduct involving fraud deceit, dishonesty or misrepresentation
• Made false statements in response to ethics charges (Up yours, said Marty!)
• Engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice
• Engaged in conduct adversely reflecting on his fitness as a lawyer
• Failed to comply with directives of Referee overseeing ethics investigation (Screw you, said Marty!)

As one would suspect, this wasn’t Marty’s First bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree. He previously received several complimentary letters of caution for engaging in a variety of misconduct.

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the cheerleaders for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Professional Standards Committee punished Marty by gifting him with a complimentary 9-month suspension of his law license.

As we speak (ca. September 2019), Marty practices at 4496 Old Mill Road in Stanley, New York.