Order (term suspension) entered by Justice Kafker on Feb. 21, 2023, with an...
SJC No. 2022-081 In re: Michael J. Traft 58 Winter St., 4th Floor Boston, MA 02108 Order (term suspension) entered by Justice Kafker on Feb. 21, 2023, with an effective date of March 23, 2023 The...
View ArticleOrder (contempt) entered by Justice Lowy on April 11, 2023
SJC No. 2022-012 In re: Maude Laroche-St. Fleur P.O. Box 79 43 Cummings Highway, 2nd Fl. Roslindale, MA 02131-0001 Order (contempt) entered by Justice Lowy on April 11, 2023 For continuing to hold...
View ArticleJudgment (disbarment) entered by Justice Gaziano on April 21, 2023
SJC No. 2023-036 In re: Robert Dickens Smith 71 Commercial St., #287 Boston, MA 02109 Judgment (disbarment) entered by Justice Gaziano on April 21, 2023 The respondent resigned and was disbarred...
View ArticleJudgment (disbarment) entered by Justice Cypher on April 19, 2023
SJC No. 2022-071 In re: Filippo Mastrocola 26 Main St. Lynnfield, MA 01940 Judgment (disbarment) entered by Justice Cypher on April 19, 2023 The respondent’s Affidavit of Resignation was accepted and a...
View ArticleABA ethics panel issues guidance for use of legal assistants
A new ethics opinion from the American Bar Association provides guidance for how a lawyer might use a legal assistant to perform client intake tasks in a manner consistent with the Model Rules of...
View ArticleOrder (term suspension) entered by Justice Kafker on March 30, 2023
SJC No. 2023-019 In re: John J. Manning 2 Granite Ave., Suite 400 Milton, MA 02186 Order (term suspension) entered by Justice Kafker on March 30, 2023 The respondent was suspended for six months,...
View ArticleJudgment (reinstatement) entered by Justice Lowy on May 16, 2023
SJC No. 2021-044 In re: Kamah Gueh-Thoronka 12656 Lakeridge Drive, Suite C Woodbridge, VA 22192 Judgment (reinstatement) entered by Justice Lowy on May 16, 2023
View ArticleAdmonition No. 23-06
Admonition No. 23-06 In January of 2020, a client paid the respondent a $4,000 retainer for her divorce matter. The respondent inadvertently deposited the client’s retainer to her personal checking...
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Admonition No. 23-07 The respondent has a busy real estate practice. This matter came to bar counsel’s attention as the result of a dishonored check notice after the respondent disbursed funds in a...
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Admonition No. 23-08 The respondent has an active real estate practice. This matter came to bar counsel’s attention as the result of a dishonored check notice. As of November 2021, the respondent’s...
View ArticleOrder (public reprimand) entered by the Board of Bar Overseers on May 17
BBO Public Reprimand No. 2023-6 In re: Marc J. Gordon 79 Florence St., s301 Chestnut Hill, MA 02467 Order (public reprimand) entered by the Board of Bar Overseers on May 17, 2023 The respondent...
View ArticleJudgment (disbarment) entered by Justice Lowy on May 26
SJC No. 2023-003 In re: Paul S. Hughes 2120 Commonwealth Ave., Suite 200 Auburndale, MA 02466 Judgment (disbarment) entered by Justice Lowy on May 26, 2023 The respondent was disbarred for intentional...
View ArticleOrder (disability inactive status) entered by Justice Lowy on June 23
SJC No. 2022-001 In re: Jason Peter Panzarino 327 Lewis Wharf Boston, MA 02110 Order (disability inactive status) entered by Justice Lowy on June 23, 2023
View ArticleOrder (term suspension) entered by Justice Wendlandt on May 31
SJC No. 2023-047 In re: Therese M. Larussa 77 Captain Kendrick Drive Chatham, MA 02633 Order (term suspension) entered by Justice Wendlandt on May 31, 2023, with an effective date of June 30, 2023 For...
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SJC No. 2019-014 In re: James J. Martin 629 Randall Road Ludlow, MA 01056-1079 Judgment (disbarment and acceptance of affidavit of resignation) entered by Justice Lowy on June 1, 2023 The respondent’s...
View ArticleOrder (administrative suspension) entered by Justice Budd on June 28, 2023
SJC No. 2023-059 In re: Bruce C. Ramsey 4 Bay Road South Hamilton, MA 01982 Order (administrative suspension) entered by Justice Budd on June 28, 2023
View ArticleOrder (public reprimand) entered by the Board of Bar Overseers on June 29, 2023
The respondent stipulated to a public reprimand for failing to act with diligence and for filing a frivolous appeal.
View ArticleOrder (public reprimand) entered by the Board of Bar Overseers on June 30, 2023
The respondent stipulated to a public reprimand after he was convicted of the misdemeanor crime of sexual abuse in Washington D.C., in violation of 22 D.C. Code, Section 3006, for which he received a...
View ArticleOrder (public reprimand) entered by the Board of Bar Overseers on June 29, 2023
The respondent stipulated to a public reprimand for revealing on social media confidential information relating to his representation of a former client and also making defamatory statements about his...
View ArticleOrder (term suspension) entered by Justice Gaziano on April 27, 2023
The respondent was reciprocally suspended for nine months for misconduct in her representation of clients in a collective action under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
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