Decision record
Howard A. Lettman
Allegation / charges
Guilty of Professional Misconduct, Struck off | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered February 15, 2020. || Formal Order View PDF of Decision View PDF of Formal Order DECISION ON SANCTION DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL COMPLAINT NO: 116/2015 …
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The Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council found Attorney Howard Lettman guilty of professional misconduct for breaching Canon 4(r) by failing to deal with his clients' land purchase transaction with due expedition and failing to provide information on its progress. Engaged in 1997, he had not secured a registered title over 20 years later. Although a strike-off would not ordinarily be imposed for such a breach, aggravating factors — including his contemptuous attitude, absence from hearings, and six prior disbarments — led the Panel to strike his name from the Roll and order him to pay costs of $400,000.00. No express finding of dishonesty was made.
Duties found breached:
Aggravating factors:
- Failed after 20+ years to secure a registered title for the Complainants, causing severe inconvenience and additional expense
- Contemptuous attitude towards the Complainants
- Absented himself from all hearing dates despite opportunities to appear
- Previously disbarred on six occasions for professional misconduct including breaches of Canon 4(r)
Duties engaged
Other decisions involving this respondent
- 57 of 2008
- 57 of 2008
- 212 of 2017
- 215 of 2017
- 215 of 2017
- 16 of 2016
- 212 of 2017
- 16 of 2016
- 124 of 2015
- 7 of 2017
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