A number of new Orders of Final Resolution in Attorney Disciplinary Cases have been posted. The full list is here. September listings include:
9.20.04 - In the Matter of Philip R. Dawalt, Jr.
9.20.04 - In the Matter of Lawrence W. Lunn
9.20.04 - In the Matter of Robin E. Willis
9.20.04 - In the Matter of Melanie K. Reichert
9.17.04 - In the Matter of Robert E. Lehman
9.17.04 - In the Matter of William P. Headlee [reinstated]
The Marion/Grant County Chronicle-Tribune contains a story today on the Dewalt suspension that begins:
The Indiana Supreme Court has suspended Marion attorney P. Robert Dawalt's law license for 18 months starting Nov. 1, saying he improperly handled money a client received in a personal injury case.Posted by Marcia Oddi at September 25, 2004 08:55 PMAccording to an order signed this week by Chief Justice Randall T. Shepard with other justices concurring, Dawalt deposited a check in a trust account for his client, but did not forward the money to the client. Instead, he cashed checks from the account.
"The client tried for over a year to contact (Dawalt) about the settlement, but (he) did not respond to any of these efforts," the order said.