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Attorney Peter Strojnik of Phoenix; repeat offender
The state of Arizona presented Peter Strojnik with a law license in 1980 after he graduated from Arizona State University Law School.
The Arizona State Bar found Peter guilty of misconduct on several separate occasions as set forth below.
Peter’s 1st bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree
Peter and his firm were hired by three clients who were the subject of a property condemnation action filed by the City of Phoenix. The three clients were the owner, the lessee, and the sub-lessee of the property.
Subsequently, the firm determined that a conflict of interest existed and Peter withdrew from represented the sub-lessee; however, he continued to represent the owner and the lessee against the sub-lessee.
As a consequence of his misconduct, the cheerleaders of Attorney Misfits sitting on the Arizona Supreme Court punished Peter by gifting him with a complimentary censure.
Peter’s 2nd bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree
Peter represented a party against a former client with the former client’s appropriate consent. Peter arranged the merger of his corporation with his client’s company, which is a business transaction; however, he failed to appropriately advise the client to seek the advice of independent counsel and failed to obtain the informed consent for his representation.
Peter also engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice by filing a pleading and then negotiating with counsel for the withdrawal of that pleading based on the payment of his disputed fees.
In another matter, Peter created conflicts of interest by filing suit against persons whom he otherwise represented by being general counsel for a joint venture, and by filing suit on a matter directly arising from an amended joint venture that he prepared. Peter amended the joint venture, in part, in order to waive claims other joint venture members may have had against him and his wife. His status as lawyer for the joint venture allowed him to obtain confidential information about joint venture members. He then used this information to their disadvantage by filing a lawsuit against them.
As a consequence of his misconduct, the cheerleaders of Attorney Misfits sitting on the Arizona Supreme Court punished Peter by gifting him with a second (2nd) complimentary censure.
As we speak (ca. May 2013) Peter practices at 2415 East Camelback Road in Phoenix, Arizona.
Warning: Peter doesn’t carry legal malpractice insurance
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