Enoch L. Blake

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

Attorney Enoch Blake was found guilty of professional misconduct on a complaint by client Spurgeon Reid. Blake filed a civil action more than a year after the incident, by which time the cause of action against the Attorney General and the policeman could be statute-barred, exposing the client to risk. He failed to keep the client informed of progress and later withdrew from the case without giving reasons or taking steps to avoid prejudice to the client. The Committee found breaches of Canons IV(o) and (s), fined him $6,000 (of which $3,000 payable to the complainant) and awarded $200 costs.

Duties found breached:

• Manage conflict arising mid-matter
• No conflict between current clients