Attorney Reginald Carpenter of Dallas; ethical gremlin

The state of Texas presented Reginald Dwayne Carpenter with a law license in 1990 after he graduated from Southern Methodist University (SMU) Law School.

The District 6 Grievance Committee found Reggie guilty of the following misconduct.

In one matter, Reggie failed to hold settlement funds belonging to the complainant’s medical providers separate from his own property and in a separate trust or escrow account. Reggie also failed to promptly deliver to medical providers settlement funds they were entitled to receive and to keep the settlement funds separate until there was an accounting and severance.

As a consequence of his misconduct, the Patron Saints for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Texas Supreme Court punished Reggie by gifting him with a complimentary stayed 6-month suspension of his law license.

In truth, the comedians sitting on the Texas Supreme Court didn’t mete out any meaningful punishment to Reggie.

As we speak (ca. September 2016), Reggie practices at 2201 Main Street in Dallas, Texas.