Saturday, September 25, 2010
Supreme Court Suspends Law License Of Morgantown Attorney
WEST VIRGINIA....
The state Supreme Court has suspended the law license of Morgantown attorney John Michael "Mack" Cavendish for three years. Cavendish admitted that he submitted bills to Daniels Capital Corp. without proper documentation to justify the payments. Daniels Capital is a company that advances defense attorneys money they are owed from the state's Public Defender Corp. Cavendish stipulated that he received advance payments for work he had not performed by misrepresenting the amount due him, work he had performed for his privately retained clients and for funds due a former employer, that he was not entitled to receive. Cavendish must pay restitution of more than $62,000 to Daniels Capital. Before he can be reinstated, he must also pay $4,412.78 to cover the costs of the disciplinary proceedings, and submit a doctor or psychologist's certification that he is mentally and physically fit to practice law.
The state Supreme Court has suspended the law license of Morgantown attorney John Michael "Mack" Cavendish for three years. Cavendish admitted that he submitted bills to Daniels Capital Corp. without proper documentation to justify the payments. Daniels Capital is a company that advances defense attorneys money they are owed from the state's Public Defender Corp. Cavendish stipulated that he received advance payments for work he had not performed by misrepresenting the amount due him, work he had performed for his privately retained clients and for funds due a former employer, that he was not entitled to receive. Cavendish must pay restitution of more than $62,000 to Daniels Capital. Before he can be reinstated, he must also pay $4,412.78 to cover the costs of the disciplinary proceedings, and submit a doctor or psychologist's certification that he is mentally and physically fit to practice law.
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