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A United States citizen applying for refugee status in Canada based on fear for his life due to his race hopes to be one of the very few refugee applicants who is granted refugee status. Whether his application will be granted will be determined on whether his fear is “well-founded.”
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Questions surround the implementation of a new “critical mass” system at the University of California at Berkley’s Law School that left some first-year sections without any black students.
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On October 23, 2015, William Sage was disbarred from the practice of law. Sage misappropriated entrusted client funds in the amount of 43,500, in violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct. He resigned his practice of law to the NC State Bar and tendered his license. As a result of his
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On October 23, 2015, Adrian Garcia was disbarred from the practice of law. Garcia misappropriated entrusted client funds in the amount of $4,000, and abandoned his legal practice in violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct. He resigned his license to practice law to the NC State Bar and
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L.J. Blackwood, II, was disbarred from the practice of law on October 20, 2015, when he was found to have misappropriated at least $87,938.38 of entrusted client funds. Blackwood has been ordered to reimburse all misappropriated funds in the full amounts and to the recipients determined by the
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Garey M. Ballance was disbarred from the practice of law on October 8, 2015. The North Carolina State Bar filed a complaint against Ballance on March 30, 2015, alleging that he had appropriated funds entrusted to him by his clients for his own use. Ballance failed to maintain trust account
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On September 28, 2015, Jason Gold was reinstated to practice law, and his suspension stayed. He was suspended on September 26, 2013 for five years for making false or misleading statements to investigative officers. He complied with the disciplinary order and his suspension was stayed, and he
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On September 28, 2015, Jeffrey Berman was reinstated to practice law. He was suspended on May 1, 2013 for improperly handling a client’s case and failing to disclose certain documents and information. He complied with the disciplinary order and was reinstated. Trouble viewing? Click here to
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On September 25, 2015, Franklin Huggins was disbarred from the practice of law. Huggins misappropriate d entrusted client funds, used client entrusted funds for his personal benefit and/or the benefit of others not entitled to those funds, engaged in criminal activity and conduct involving
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On September 16, 2015, Jeffrey Smith was suspended from the practice of law for two years. Smith was found to have failed to conduct monthly and quarterly reconciliations of his trust account, failed to disburse proper funds for clients based on those in the trust account, disbursed funds in
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On September 10, 2015, Warren Ballentine was suspended for a period of time to conclude the proceedings in Illinois showing professional unfitness. Ballentine was found guilty of one count of mail fraud affecting a financial institution, one count of wire fraud affecting a financial institution,
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On August 27, 2015, Steve Combs was suspended from the practice of law for three years. Combs was found to have failed to timely complete title insurance applications and premium information, and failed to inform his client of his failure to complete the title opinion and disburse the title
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On August 21, 2015, Andrew Patterson, II, was disbarred from the practice of law. Patterson was found to have failed to appear and timely schedule court hearings, failed to act with reasonable diligence when representing a client, and failed to respond to clients regarding active cases.
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On August 18, 2015, Paul Brock was suspended from the practice of law for two years. Brock began a dating/sexual relationship with a client during his representation of her during a child custody case, ended their dating relationship, and while continuing to represent her, continued to have
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