Attorney Alan Jontz of St. Paul; tax cheat, serial offender

The state of Minnesota presented Alan G. Jontz with a law license in 1972 after he graduated from the William Mitchell Law School.

The Office of Lawyer Regulation found Alan guilty of the following misconduct.

Alan’s 1st bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree 

• Neglected a probate matter
• Filed an erroneous final account
• Failed to promptly deposit money into a trust account
• Attempted to charge an excessive fee (cheater)

As a consequence of his misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Minnesota Supreme Court punished Alan by gifting him with a complimentary warning.

Alan’s 2nd bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree 

• Failed to maintain proper books and records
• Issued checks without sufficient funds (rubber)
• Neglected a legal matter entrusted to him
• Engaged in a conflict of interest

As a consequence of his misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Minnesota Supreme Court punished Alan by gifting him with a complimentary 2-year term of probation.

Alan’s 3rd bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree 

• Failed to timely file tax returns
• Failed to provide full disclosure upon entering into business transaction with client
• Failed to pay taxes when they were due

As a consequence of his misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Minnesota Supreme Court punished Alan by gifting him with a complimentary term of probation.

Alan’s 4th bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree 

• Failed to return client phone calls
• Engaged in conduct constituting neglect
• Failed to provide requested documents

As a consequence of his misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Minnesota Supreme Court punished Alan by gifting him with a complimentary admonishment.

Alan’s 5th bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree 

• Failed to pay valid law-related judgment
• Failed to cooperate with ethics investigators (Up Yours, said Alan!)
• Failed to pay court reporter’s bill

As a consequence of his misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Minnesota Supreme Court punished Alan by gifting him with a complimentary 18-month term of probation.

Alan’s 6th bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree 

• Failed to timely pay a law related invoice

As a consequence of his misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Minnesota Supreme Court punished Alan by gifting him with a complimentary admonishment.

Alan’s 7th bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree 

• Failed to pay law-related debts
• Lied to ethics office that he paid law-related debts

As a consequence of his misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Minnesota Supreme Court punished Alan by gifting him by placing him on private probation.

Alan’s 8th bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree 

• Failed to timely file federal income tax returns for three years
• Failed to file federal employer withholding returns for 15 quarters
• Faield to timely pay taxes due on federal employer withholding taxes for 17 quarters
• Failed to timely file state income tax returns for four years

As a consequence of his misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Minnesota Supreme Court punished Alan by gifting him with a complimentary 12-month suspension of his law license.

As we speak (ca. February 2014), Alan practices at 1543 Grandview Avenue East in St. Paul, Minnesota.