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Attorney Mohammed Athari of Utica, NY; lying thief

 
The state of New York provided Mohammed Jafar Athari with a law license in 1999 after he graduated from Albany Law School.
 
The Grievance Committee of the 5th Judicial District found Mohammed guilty of the following misconduct.
  1. Failed to comply with two court orders
  2. Falsely notarized client signatures on various documents
  3. Engaged in illegal conduct adversely reflecting on his honesty and trustworthiness
  4. Engaged in conduct involving fraud, deceit, dishonest and/or misrepresentation
  5. Engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice
  6. Engaged in conduct that adversely reflected on his fitness to practice law
  7. Knowingly used perjured testimony (felony subornation of perjury)
  8. Knowingly used false evidence in representing a client
  9. Knowingly made a false statement of law or fact
  10. Misappropriated (stole) client funds
  11. Commingled client funds with his personal funds
  12. Failed to maintain complete records of all client funds
  13. Failed to provide proper accounting of funds to clients and/or other third parties
  14. Refused to produce bookkeeping records to grievance investigator
In one matter, Mohammed was ordered by an Oneida County judge to deposit into his trust account legal fees pending the resolution of a dispute with another law firm regarding his entitlement to any fees. Although he deposited the funds into a trust account, Mohammed violated the court order by disbursing funds from the account to pay for personal matters.
 
In another matter, Mohammed was again ordered by an Oneida County judge to deposit claimed fees into a trust account pending resolution of a dispute involving yet another law firm. Contrary to the court’s specific order, Mohammed only deposited a portion of the amount the court ordered.
 
In yet another matter dealing with an arbitration proceeding, the arbitrator struck Mohammed’s pleading based on his “aggravated and total resistance” to certain subpoenas seeking production of documents in his possession. As a result of his misconduct, the court monetarily sanctioned Mohammed.
 
In another case, Mohammed signed authorizations for medical records for eleven (11) clients relating to personal injury claims. The problem was that Mohammed falsely notarized the signatures in order to obtain medical records from various medical providers.
 
As a consequence of his misconduct, the members of the 5th Judicial District Grievance Committee punished Mohammed by gifting him with a complimentary censure.
 
Because Attorney Misfits in New York are held to a much lower standard of conduct then everyone else, Mohammed was never criminally charged with subornation of perjury, stealing client funds, falsifying notarizations and/or obstruction of justice.
 
This clown is only able to practice law because of the comedians sitting on the 5th Judicial District Grievance Committee whose only concern was to assure that Mohammed had an opportunity to earn a dishonest living as an attorney.
 
As we speak (ca. June 2012) Mohammed practices his brand of law with Athari & Associates LLC at 258 Genesee Street in Utica, New York.
 
 
 
 
 

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