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Attorney Charles Derby of Norwalk, OH; ethical misfit

 
The state of Ohio presented Charles Paul Derby with a law license in 1991 after he graduated from Cleveland State Law School.
 
The Erie-Huron County Joint Certified Grievance Committee found Charles guilty of the following misconduct.
  1. Neglected legal matters entrusted to him
  2. Failed to communicate with clients
  3. Failed to advise clients that he did not carry legal malpractice insurance
Charles took retainers from several clients, but did little or no work, failed to communicate with his clients, and failed to respond to repeated requests for information.
 
Charles failed to file the bankruptcy cases on behalf of his clients. As a result of his gross negligence, most of his client’s bankruptcy cases were dismissed.
 
Charles operated a practice that focused primarily on bankruptcy matters. Charles’ wife worked for him as a paralegal and secretary. Charles’ misconduct involved eight (8) bankruptcy matters that he neglected to properly litigate.
 
Charles’ Hyperbolic (BS) Defenses
 
Charles had the audacity to blame his misconduct on stress he claim he experienced as a result of his wife’s illness and his assertion that he was her primary caregiver. When his wife died, Charles claimed he “shut down” mentally. Charles also claimed his misconduct came about because he abused alcohol.
 
As a consequence of his misconduct, the cheerleaders for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Ohio Supreme Court punished Charles by gifting him with a complimentary 180-day suspension of his law license.
 
As we speak (ca. December 2012) Charles practices at 23 Newton Street in Norwalk, Ohio, which is midway between Toledo and Cleveland.
 
 

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