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lynn09 · Oct 09, 2009, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Lboogieg

My father's an attorney and he would be simply disgusted by this! I'm so sorry this happened to you!!

I agree with your philosophies; justice and ethics are important. While my dad doesn't make a whole lot of money, he would never attempt a scam like the one your attorney did to you. $2,000!!

That's a whole lot of money to play around with, no matter how much you want/need it as an attorney.

Desperate times call for desperate measures I suppose. It's sickening what people are willing to do to perfectly innocent, principled citizens like yourself to get money. Your trust was betrayed and now where do you stand?

It's hard to recover from something like this.

As the daughter of two lawyers, I hope this does not ruin your view of all of them. My folks are very decent, honest, hard-working people who earn their money by providing quality service to those who need it. The quantity of their business is begotten by the quality. This is how most attorneys should operate and I strongly suggest reporting this guy to the state bar and finding yourself a better one. What a pig!

And of course, we're all here for you.

It's good to hear you're seeking justice and not revenge. Good luck!

Thanks for your support, (((Lgoogieg))). I hear you - personally, I have never been able to process the logical disconnect necessary to engage in blanket condemnations of any group of people based on the actions of the one or the few. I've worked for many attorneys over the years, as well as for and with a lot of doctors, architects, engineers, corporate execs, and other professionals. The few who tried to get me to participate in unethical acts of any kind were confronted nose to nose and told fire me or don't - either way, they would have to get someone else to do their dirty work for them and I would still report them if they went ahead with their plans.

You're right - $2,000 is a lot of money since my only income is Social Security Disability - I had to take it out of my meager retirement fund that I lost 1/2 of because I was forced to take an early distribution (lost about $30,000). The thing about this guy is that I like him - like a son or a little brother. I know he's just getting started, has a wife, and a couple of kids just starting college. He should know me well enough by now to know that all he had to do was be honest with me - I would have loaned him the money and he could have paid me back when he got rich and famous. But, he took the other path - he lied to me - twice. Once I can forgive and understand if you're honest with me - but twice? No. Yes, I can still understand and forgive, although not as easily - but lying to me twice is an insult to me - I would never be able to fully trust him again. NO relationship of any kind can survive without trust. This young man (relatively speaking) was given the opportunity to be a real hero and chose to play the villain, instead. Sad.

I'm glad to hear that your folks are honest, honorable, and principled people and exemplify those qualities in their legal practices. That is as it should be. I have already spoken to the state Bar Association and am beginning the process of terminating his services and preparing to file a formal grievance. I don't want to hurt his career, but he has to take responsibility for his misconduct. A life without honor is no life at all. I need to find someone who has a PASSION for the truth and justice more than money - who wants to DO THE RIGHT THING BECAUSE IT IS RIGHT - and to make certain that no other citizen is denied their constitutional rights by this attorney and the others he was supposed to defend me against - because if these people can get away with what they have done to me, then they and others can do the very same thing to any one of you. I have a responsibility not just to myself but to every other person who seeks equal and just treatment under the law.

Okay, I'll get off my soapbox now.