► Attorney Edward Pasquina Jr. of Gloucester, MA; ethical gremlin |
Attorney Edward Pasquina Jr. of The state of The Board of Bar Overseers found Eddy guilty of the following misconduct, all of which took place in Eddy attempted to file a civil action for a client in t he Hampton District Court. Because there was a statute of limitations issue looming, Eddy prepared a complaint and brought it to the courthouse. However, Eddy wasn’t permitted to file the complaint because he did not have a writ of summons, was not a licensed New Hampshire lawyer and had no pro hac vice (only this time) motion to practice. The referee told Eddy that the writ needed to be signed by a One month later, Eddie appeared with the Subsequently, Eddy and/or his legal malpractice insurer settled with the client who’s case was dismissed due to Eddy’s misconduct. As a consequence of his misconduct, the cheerleaders for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Board of Overseers punished Eddy by gifting him with a complimentary stayed 6-month suspension of his law license. In truth, the comedians sitting on the Board of Bar Overseers didn’t mete out any meaningful punishment to Eddy. As we speak (ca. June 2014) Eddy practices at
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