Attorney Paul Curtis of Detroit; thief, serial offender

The state of Michigan presented Paul Daniel Curtis with a law license in 1979 after she graduated from the University of Detroit Law School.

The Tri-County Hearing Panel found Paulie guilty of the following misconduct.

Paulie’s 1^st bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree 

• Neglected a legal matter entrusted to him
• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Failed to keep clients informed as to status of legal matter
• Failed to expedite litigation
• Violated or attempted to violate Rules of Conduct and/or knowingly assisted or induced another to do so
• Engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice
• Failed to take necessary steps to protect client interests upon termination
• Failed to keep clients informed as to status of legal matter

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Michigan Supreme Court punished Paulie by gifting him with a complimentary reprimand.

Paulie’s 2^nd bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree 

• Failed to provide competent representation (Moron)
• Neglected legal matter entrusted to him
• Failed to seek lawful objectives of client
• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Failed to keep clients informed as to status of legal matter
• Failed to expedite litigation
• Violated or attempted to violate Rules of Conduct and/or knowingly assisted or induced another to do so
• Engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Michigan Supreme Court punished Paulie by gifting him with a complimentary reprimand.

Paulie’s 3^rd bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Failed to seek lawful objectives of client
• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Failed to keep clients informed as to status of legal matter
• Charged and/or collected clearly excessive fee (thief)
• Failed to notify client of receipt of funds owing to client
• Violated or attempted to violate Rules of Conduct and/or knowingly assisted or induced another to do so
• Engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Michigan Supreme Court punished Paulie by gifting him with a complimentary 40-day suspension of his law license

Paulie’s 4^th bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Failed to seek lawful objectives of client
• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Failed to respond to numerous client inquires
• Failed to refund unearned fee
• Charged and/or collected clearly excessive fee (thief)
• Failed to keep clients informed as to status of legal matter
• Failed to take necessary steps to protect client interests upon termination
• Failed to expedite litigation
• Violated or attempted to violate Rules of Conduct and/or knowingly assisted or induced another to do so
• Engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Michigan Supreme Court punished Paulie by gifting him with a complimentary reprimand.

Paulie’s 5^th bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Failed to communicate with client
• Failed to keep client informed of status of legal matter
• Failed to deposit advance fee into interest bearing account

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Michigan Supreme Court punished Paulie by gifting him with a complimentary 30-day suspension of his law license

Paulie’s 6^th bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Neglected legal matter entrusted to him
• Failed to seek client’s lawful objectives
• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Failed to communicate with client
• Knowingly disobeyed obligation owed to tribunal
• Failed to refund unearned fee (thief)
• Failed to fully cooperate with ethics investigators (Up yours, said Paulie!)
• Engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice
• Engaged in conduct contrary to justice, honesty and good morals

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Michigan Supreme Court punished Paulie by gifting him with a complimentary 120-day suspension of his law license.

As we speak (ca. May 2016), Paulie practices at 3000 East Grand Blvd in Detroit, Michigan.