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Attorney Steven Woodring of Clearwater, KS; ethical Dumbo
The Kansas Board for Discipline of Attorneys found Steven guilty of the following misconduct.
In one matter, Steven repeatedly misled (lied) to his client about the status of a case wherein the client was being sued. Due to Steven’s lies and gross negligence, the client ended up having a default judgment rendered against him. When the client attempted to secure a loan, he was denied because of the default judgment, which led him to contact Steven who again lied to him that he was taking care of the matter.
Steven’s Hyperbolic (BS) Defenses
In a lame effort at levity, Steven had the audacity to defend his egregious misconduct by claiming he suffered from depression for some time. He further claimed that his depressed state contributed to his misconduct. The Disciplinary Board noted that Steven didn’t provide any evidence to corroborate his testimony.
Unfortunately for Steven, the Board didn’t buy into his manufactured excuse. They probably recognized that he was lying because while testifying his lips were moving.
As a consequence of his misconduct, the patron saints for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Kansas Supreme Court punished Steven by gifting him with a complimentary one-year suspension of his law license.
As we speak (ca. June 2012) Steven practices law at 6900 West 87th Street South in Clearwater, Kansas.
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