Attorney Jake Harper of New York City; serial tax scofflaw

The state of New York presented Jake Harper with a law license in 1991 after he graduated from the University of Texas School of Law.

The Appellate Division Disciplinary Panel found Jake guilty of engaging in the following misconduct.

• Engaged in conduct involving fraud, deceit, dishonesty, or misrepresentation
• Commingled personal funds with client funds
• Failed to file personal income tax returns and pay taxes for the tax years 2004 through 2008 and 2014 through 2017
• Purposefully misused escrow accounts to shield personal funds from tax authorities

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Appellate Division Disciplinary Panel punished Jake by gifting him with a complimentary 2-year suspension of his law license effective January 5, 2021.

As we speak (ca. January 2023), Jake will resume his so-called practice of law at 445 East 77^th Street in New York, New York in early 2023.