Attorney Brian Butler of Spokane, WA; cheater, repeat offender

The state of Washington provided Brian Thomas Butler with a law license in 1985 after he graduated from Gonzaga University Law School.

The Washington State Bar found Brian guilty of the following misconduct.

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

• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Failed to communicate with clients
• Failed to explain matters to the extent necessary for client to make reasonable decisions about their legal matters
• Failed to provide client with written contingent fee agreement

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Washington Supreme Court punished Brian by gifting him with a complimentary censure.

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

• Failed to preserve identity of client funds
• Failed to terminate representation when required to do so
• Failed to properly supervise office staff
• Failed to act with due diligence (slacker)
• Failed to communicate with clients
• Engaged in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation
• Failed to keep client reasonably informed of status of matter
• Charged client an unreasonable fee (cheater)
• Failed to deposit client funds into client trust account
• Failed to cooperate with ethics investigators (Screw you, said Brian!)
• Failed to maintain complete trust account records
• Failed to provide accountings to all of his clients

As a direct consequence of his misconduct, the enablers for Attorney Misfits sitting on the Washington Supreme Court punished Brian by gifting him with a complimentary 18-month suspension of his law license.

As we speak (ca. August 2017), Brian practices with the Butler Law Office at 157 South Monroe Street in Spokane, Washington.