Attorney Patricia Maddox-Cook of Blytheville, AR; moron, repeat offender

The state of Arkansas presented Patricia J. Maddox-Cook with a law license in 1992 after she graduated from the University of Missouri Law School.

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

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

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

• Failed to include into original divorce decree provision restoring client’s use of her maiden name
• Failed to provide competent representation (Moron)
• Prepared admittedly false divorce decree
• 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 Patty by gifting her with a complimentary reprimand.

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

• Failed to deposit client funds in identifiable trust account
• Failed to promptly notify client of receipt of client funds
• Knowingly disobeyed obligation under rules of a tribunal
• Engaged in the illegal practice of law while license suspended
• Failed to fully cooperate with ethics investigators (Up yours, said Patty!)
• Engaged in conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice
• 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 Patty by gifting her with a complimentary 18-month suspension of her law license.

As we speak (September 2015), Patty practices in Blytheville, Arkansas.