Decision record
Antonnette Haughton Cardenas
Allegation / charges
Restitution ordered, Already Struck off | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered September 18, 2010. View PDF FORMAL ORDER OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL MADE ON COMPLAINTNO 63 OF 2006 IN THE MATTER OF ALBERT WHITE v …
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The Attorney received $2,920,450.47 in settlement of a judgment debt on behalf of her client but failed to pay over the proceeds, offering excuses about an office break-in. The Committee found breaches of Canons VII(b) and I(b). Because she had already been struck off in an unrelated matter, no further striking-off was ordered, though deemed appropriate. She was ordered to pay restitution of $1,946,966.98 (net of her one-third retainer) plus 8% interest, and $10,000 costs. No express dishonesty finding was made.
Duties found breached:
Aggravating factors:
- Failed to pay over proceeds of client's judgment settlement
- Gave excuses (office break-in) and paid nothing to date
- Already struck off in an unrelated complaint
Duties engaged
Other decisions involving this respondent
- 2 of 2006
- 63 of 2009
- 66 of 2009
- 3 of 2010
- 49 of 2008
- 131 of 2007
- 41 of 2007
- 45 of 2008
- 167 of 2003
- 82 of 2006
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