N.Y. Attorney Disbarred, Used Client Funds for ‘Personal Needs’
A New York attorney who used a client’s money for her personal expenses was disbarred by the state’s highest court, reports Bloomberg Law.
A client paid Melissa Bernier $1,375 to pay a fine in a burglary case.
Bloomberg’s Melissa Heelan Stanzione writes that, instead of paying the fine or depositing the amount into her escrow account, Bernier used $827 to pay for business and personal expenses unrelated to his case, the court said.
Read the Bloomberg Law article.
