► Attorney Roger Anstey of Avon, CT; ethical leprechaun |
Attorney Roger Anstey of Avon, CT; ethical leprechaun
The state of Connecticut provided Roger Anstey with a law license in 1985.
The Statewide Grievance Committee found Roger guilty of the following misconduct.
Roger was hired to handle a number of debt collection matters on his client’s behalf, one of which involved Gail Velazco. A judgment for $3,023.24 was entered against Ms. Velazco. Subsequently, Roger located property owned by Ms. Velazco and placed a judgment lien on it on his client’s behalf.
Shortly thereafter, Ms. Velazco sold the property and $7,418.93 was transmitted to Roger in payment of the lien amount, including interest on the judgment. Roger then sent a release of the judgment lien to Ms. Velazco. However, Roger failed to disburse the funds to his client. Subsequently, the client learned on his own that Roger received the $7,418.93 and released the judgment lien. When Roger was confronted with this information, he indicated that as a result of an error in bookkeeping, he had failed to properly record the payment. However, Roger didn’t have the $7,000 to pay his client because he had spent it. He then offered to make installment payments to his victim. What a guy!
In another matter involving a debtor, James P. Sampson, Roger received installment payments on his clients’ behalf for a period of about two (2) years without ever remitting any of the payments to his client.
As a consequence of his misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Statewide Grievance Committee punished Roger by gifting him with a complimentary reprimand.
As we speak (ca. February 2013) Roger continues to practice in the Avon, Connecticut area.
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