Attorney Irwin Weitz of Springfield, MA; scammer, serial offender

The state of Massachusetts presented Irwin I. Weitz with a law license in 1965 after he graduated from George Washington University School of Law.

The Board of Bar Overseers found Irwin guilty of engaging in the following misconduct.

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

• Represented a mother and daughter in a loan transaction that ultimately resulted in litigation between them
• Engaged in a conflict of interest

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the apologists for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Board of Overseers punished Eddy by gifting him with a complimentary private reprimand.

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

• On three occasions falsely notarized the signature on real estate documents of an individual who did not appear before him

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the apologists for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Board of Overseers punished Eddy by gifting him with a complimentary reprimand.

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

• After an administrative hearing, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued an order which prohibited the Irwin from participating in any manner in the affairs of any insured depository institution
• Abused his position of trust as closing counsel for a Springfield bank in connection with a transaction in which he also represented the buyers of property in Springfield
• Irwin’s abusive conduct as closing counsel caused the Springfield Bank to suffer a large loss when the buyers were unable to make mortgage payments
• Irwin’s conduct involving Springfield Bank led to his malpractice insurer paying the bank $75,000 to settle a civil claim against him
• In violation of the FDIC order, Irwin represented, and acted as closing agent for, a bank which agreed to lend$1,000,000 to the buyers of a 28-unit apartment building
• Irwin simultaneously represented the borrowers, who had signed an agreement to purchase the building for $1,250,000.00
• Irwin executed a title certificate and a title insurance policy which falsely asserted that the bank was in a first priority position
• Irwin prepared a Memo of Sale which falsely asserted that the closing had been conducted in conformity with the bank's commitment letter (with one change of which the bank was aware), omitting the changes made by the other written and oral agreements.

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the apologists for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Board of Overseers punished Eddy by gifting him with a complimentary 1-year suspension of his law license.

And lastly, as one would suspect, Irwin and his firm fails to mention the misconduct set forth above on their self-serving website at www.raipher.com.  Apparently, they decided to conceal this relevant information from prospective clients so that it would not limit their future victim pool.

As we speak (ca. April 2021), Irwin practices his brand of law with Raipher PC at 265 State Street in Springfield, Massachusetts.