Attorney Michael Avery of Fairfax, VA; ethical goblin

The District of Columbia provided Michael L. Avery with a law license in 1995 after he graduated from the Washington College of Law.

The Office of Disciplinary Counsel found Mikey guilty of the following misconduct.

• Failed to provide competent representation (idiot)
• Failed to consult with the client as to the means by which client objectives were to be pursued
• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Failed to keep client informed of status of matter
• Failed to promptly notify client of receipt of funds owing to client
• Failed to act promptly during client representation
• Failed to promptly advise client of offer of settlement
• Failed to explain a matter to the extent reasonably necessary to permit the client to make informed decisions regarding the representation

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the apologists for Attorney Misfits sitting on the DC Court of Appeals punished Mikey by gifting him with a complimentary 30-day suspension of his law license.

As we speak (ca. December 2019), Mikey practices at 10525 Braddock Road in Fairfax, Virginia.