Attorney Donald Vernon of Valley Stream, NY; thieving loser

The state of New York presented Donald Patrick Vernon with a law license in 1996 after he graduated from the New York School of Law.

The Appellate Division Grievance Committee found Donnie guilty of engaging in the following misconduct.

• Misappropriated (stole) client funds entrusted to him as a fiduciary involving three individual clients (thief)
• As attorney for the seller of real property in Queens, Donnie received a down payment from the purchaser’s attorney in the amount of $5,000
• Donnie never deposited the $5,000 down payment into a designated trust account
• When the real estate deal fell apart, Donnie paid back the $5,000 to the seller; however, the because there was no designated account for the seller the $5,000 check cleared against the funds of other clients
• Donnie received a $10,000 from the purchaser of a marital residence in Queens, however, Donnie failed to retain said sum in a designated escrow account when the funds were to be distributed
• Failed to maintain required bookkeeping records for his attorney escrow account
• Failed to maintain required bookkeeping records for his attorney escrow account
• Failed to consistently and contemporaneously record his receipt of escrow funds
• Failed to deposit escrow funds into the designated escrow account

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Grievance Committee punished Donnie by gifting him with a complimentary 6-month suspension of his law license. 

As we speak (ca. May 2024), Donnie practices his so-called brand of law with Vernon & Associates PC at 430 West Merrick Road in Valley Stream, New York.