Decision record
Howard A. Lettman
Allegation / charges
Guilty of Professional Misconduct | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered March 24, 2018. RESULT: Struck off | Disciplinary Committee decision delivered July 28, 2018. View PDF DECISION OF THE DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE OF THE GENERAL LEGAL COUNCIL COMPLAINT NO: 7/2017 IN THE …
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The Attorney was retained to act on the sale of the Complainant's sister's property for $6,500,000. The sale was completed and title transferred to the purchaser in October 2016, but the Attorney failed to pay over the net proceeds of approximately $5,873,750. The Attorney acknowledged in a letter dated 8 March 2017 that $5,754,975 was owing but did not pay it. The Attorney did not attend the hearings despite proper service. Applying the criminal standard of proof beyond reasonable doubt, the Panel accepted the Complainant's unchallenged evidence and found the Attorney guilty of professional misconduct in breach of Canons 4(r), 4(s), 7(b)(ii) and 1(b). No express finding of dishonesty was made and no sanction was pronounced in this decision.
Duties found breached:
Duties engaged
Other decisions involving this respondent
- 116 of 2015
- 57 of 2008
- 212 of 2017
- 57 of 2008
- 215 of 2017
- 215 of 2017
- 16 of 2016
- 212 of 2017
- 16 of 2016
- 124 of 2015
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Source: https://www.generallegalcouncil.org/judgement/howard-a-lettman-complaint-no-7-of-2017/