Attorney Janie Evins of Hot Springs, AR; serial offender

The state of Arkansas presented Janie M. Evins with a law license in 1992 after she graduated from the University of Arkansas Law School.

The Committee on Professional found Janie guilty of the following misconduct.

Janie’s 1^st bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree 

• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Failed to keep client informed of status of legal matter
• Failed to comply with client information requests
• Failed to take reasonable steps to expedite client ligitation
• Violated or attempted to violate rules of conduct, knowingly assisted or induced another do so or did so through the acts of another

As a consequence of her misconduct, the apologists for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Committee on Professional Conduct punished Janie by gifting her with a complimentary caution.

Janie’s 2^nd bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree 

• Knowingly failed to disclose material fact to a tribunal when disclosure was required to avoid assisting a client in perpetrating a fraud
• Knowingly submitted evidence she knew to be false
• Failed to timely respond to discovery requests
• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice

As a consequence of her misconduct, the apologists for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Committee on Professional Conduct punished Janie by gifting her with a second complimentary caution.

Janie’s 3^rd bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree 

• Commingled client funds with personal funds
• Failed to deposit advance fees into trust account
• Knowingly made a false statement of material fact in regards to a disciplinary matter (Up yours, said Janie!)
• Engaged in conduct involving fraud, deceit, dishonesty or misrepresentation

As a consequence of her misconduct, the apologists for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Committee on Professional Conduct punished Janie by gifting her with a complimentary reprimand.

Janie’s 4^th bite at the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree 

• Engaged in a conflict of interest
• Entered into a business transaction with a client
• Failed to advise client to seek outside advice from another attorney
• Failed to obtain written authorization from client to engage in conflict

As a consequence of her misconduct, the apologists for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Committee on Professional Conduct punished Janie by gifting her with a complimentary 1-year suspension of her law license.

As we speak (July 2017), Janie practices 432 Ouachita Avenue in Hot Springs, Arkansas.