Attorney Donna Hagedorn of Evansville, IN; thieving liar
The state of Indiana provided Donna Hagedorn with a law license in 1967 after she graduated from the University of Kentucky School of Law.
The Indiana Disciplinary Commission found Donna guilty of the following misconduct.
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Neglected the legal affairs of three clients
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Misrepresented the status of cases to clients
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Mismanaged funds held in trust for her clients
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Failed to promptly return the client's file
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Failed to refund any unearned portion of the retainer (thief)
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Unlawfully failed to place client social security and supplemental security income checks in a separate account
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Failed to maintain formal records accounting for funds she gave directly to the ward
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Took $500 from a guardianship fund as attorney fees without court approval
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Commingled client funds with personal funds
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Failed to arrange required pre-placement evaluation
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Failed to terminate the parental rights of the birth mother and the putative father
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Failed to prepare or file a petition for adoption the respondent
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Failed to provide competent representation (moron
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Failed to abide by clients’ decisions regarding the objectives of representation
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Failed to keep client couple reasonably advised about the status of the adoption
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Failed to explain matter to allow client to make informed decisions re: representation
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Purposefully misleading the couple about the course and status of the adoption proceedings
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Engaged in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation
As a direct consequence of her misconduct, the cheerleaders for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Indiana Supreme Court punished Donna by gifting her with a complimentary 6-month suspension of her law license.
As we speak (ca. May 2020), Donna practices at 957 East Powell in Evansville, Indiana.
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