Arlean D. Moreta Beckford

Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision

Attorney Arlene Beckford was found in breach of Canon IV(s) for failing to verify a signature before witnessing a document, and Canon I(b) for withholding information from a colleague and pretending to have title documents she did not have. The Committee emphasized the duty of utmost honesty toward colleagues and unrepresented persons. She was fined $250,000 and ordered to pay $50,000 costs to the complainant. No express finding of dishonesty was made.

Duties found breached:

• Handle inadvertently received material
• No improper communication with the court