Attorney James Lawton III of St. Paul, MN; repeat offender

The state of Minnesota presented James L. Lawton III with a law license in 1972 after he graduated from William Mitchell Law School.

The Minnesota Office of Lawyer Regulation found Jimmy guilty of the following misconduct.

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

• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Commingled client funds with personal funds
• Falsely certified to Supreme Court that he maintained proper trust account records
• Failed to reveal conflicts of interest when required to so act
• Failed to maintain proper books and records

As a consequence of his misconduct, the cheerleaders for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Minnesota Supreme Court punished Jimmy by gifting him with a complimentary 180-day suspension of his law license.

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

• Commingled client funds with personal funds
• Neglected client cases
• Failed to provide contracted for services to clients

As a consequence of his misconduct, the cheerleaders for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Minnesota Supreme Court punished Jimmy by gifting him with a complimentary 60-day suspension of his law license.

As we speak (ca. January 2015), Jimmy practices with Lawton & Lawton at 1100 7^th Street in St. Paul, Minnesota.