► Attorney Paul Shanley of Oswego, NY; serial offender

The state of New York provided Paul Michael Shanley with a law license in 1970 after he graduated from Boston College School of Law.

FYI: Paulie has previously received five (5) letters of caution and three (3) admonitions for engaging in a variety of misconduct.

The Grievance Committee of the 5^th Judicial Department found Paulie guilty of engaging in the following misconduct.

Paulie’s 9^th bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Neglected legal matter entrusted to him
• Commingled client funds with personal funds
• Engaged in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation
• Engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice
• Failed to keep client informed of status of matter
• Misappropriated [stole] funds belonging to another person
• Failed to carry out a contract of employment entered into with a client for professional services
• Failed to inform a client of material developments in a matter

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the cheerleaders for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Grievance Committee punished Paulie by gifting him with a complimentary 1-year suspension of his law license.

Paulie’s 10^th bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Neglected legal matter entrusted to him
• Failed to keep client informed of status of matter
• Falsely advised executrix that the defendants in the civil action had agreed to settle the matter for $9,000
• Intentionally failed to carry out a contract of employment entered into with a client for professional services
• Engaged in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation
• Engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the cheerleaders for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Grievance Committee punished Paulie by gifting him with a complimentary 2-year suspension of his law license.

As we speak (ca. June 2021), Paulie practices his brand of law at 100 West Utica Street in Oswego, New York.