Attorney Garland Watlington of Jonesboro, AR; ethical dwarf, repeat offender

The state of Arkansas presented Garland L. Watlington with a law license in 1995 after he graduated from the University of Arkansas Law School.

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

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

• Failed to maintain estate funds in client trust account
• Commingled client funds with personal funds
• Failed to promptly deliver funds owing to client and third party medical providers
• Failed to provide client with written statement stating outcome of matter and showing amount remitted to the client and the method of its determination upon completion of a contingent fee matter

As a consequence of his misconduct, the apologists for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Committee on Professional Conduct punished Garland by gifting him with a complimentary reprimand and a $7,500 fine.

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

• Failed to deposit client funds in identifiable trust account
• Commingled client funds with personal funds

As a consequence of his misconduct, the apologists for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Committee on Professional Conduct punished Garland by gifting him with a complimentary reprimand and a $1,000 fine.

As we speak (ca. January 2019), Garland practices at 603 Southwest Drive in Jonesboro, Arkansas.