Attorney Michael Meyrick of Auckland, NZ; repeat offender

The Law Society of New Zealand presented Michael Bryan Meyrick with a law license in 1997.

The New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal found Mike guilty of the following misconduct.

As a consequence of his misconduct, the patron saints for Attorney Misfits sitting on the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal punished Mike by gifting him with a complimentary censure.

Mike’s 1^st bite At the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Engaged in unsatisfactory conduct
• Failed to file promised proceedings on behalf of numerous clients
• Failed to respond to numerous client calls
• Contingent fee agreements contrary to rules
• Failed to refund filing fees to numerous clients that he never incurred

As a consequence of his misconduct, the patron saints for Attorney Misfits sitting on the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal punished Mike by gifting him with a complimentary $2,000 fine.

Mike’s 1^st bite At the Attorney Misfit Apple Tree

• Failed to take reasonable care of an appeal on client’s behalf
• Failed to provide competent representation re: preparation of affidavit

As a consequence of his misconduct, the patron saints for Attorney Misfits sitting on the New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal punished Mike by gifting him with a complimentary censure.

As we speak (ca. June 2014), Mike practices with Berman & Burton in Auckland, New Zealand.