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Humphrey Lee McPherson

JurisdictionJamaica
BodyGeneral Legal Council — Disciplinary Committee (GLC)
Professionattorney
Case number141 of 2018
DateJanuary 29, 2020
OutcomeGuilty of Professional Misconduct

Allegation / charges

Guilty of Professional Misconduct | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered January 29, 2020. || Struck off, Restitution ordered | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered March 06, 2020. View PDF in Full screen DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL …

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

SanctionOther
Dishonesty foundNo

Attorney Humphrey McPherson was retained by the complainant under a 25% contingency fee arrangement and obtained a judgment against the Attorney General. The Attorney General paid out J$6,410,612.11 to the Respondent, but the Respondent paid the client only J$2,287,500.00, leaving a balance of J$2,520,459.08 unaccounted for despite demand. The Respondent did not attend or respond to the proceedings. The Panel found the allegations proved beyond reasonable doubt and found him guilty of professional misconduct, adjourning for sanction. No express finding of dishonesty was made in this decision.

Duties found breached:

Duties engaged

Other decisions involving this respondent

  • 141 of 2018 2020-03-06 · GLC · Jamaica · Struck off, Restitution ordered
  • 206 of 2002 2016-01-30 · GLC · Jamaica · Struck off, Restitution ordered
  • 50 of 2011 2013-11-16 · GLC · Jamaica · Fined, Restitution Ordered
  • 205 of 2007 2010-06-05 · GLC · Jamaica · Fined

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Documents

Source: https://www.generallegalcouncil.org/judgement/humphrey-lee-mcpherson-complaint-no-141-of-2018/