2 Connecticut Attorneys Disciplined, 1 Placed on Inactive Status
Connecticut's Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel issued its latest report on attorney discipline. The counsel gave out discipline for two attorneys and put one attorney on inactive status.
November 06, 2019 at 12:57 PM
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Attorney Kevin Creed. Courtesy photo
Connecticut's Statewide Grievance Committee took disciplinary action against two attorneys, and placed a third on inactive status, according to the latest roundup of attorney ethics cases released for October.
The sanctions included resignation from the bar and discipline with conditions. Here's a look at the cases and the sanctioned attorneys, listed alphabetically.
M. Leonard Caine III
The Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel ordered longtime Naugatuck solo practitioner M. Leonard Caine III to pay $1,322 in restitution to a court reporter, and to take three credit hours of continuing legal education in legal ethics, before June 6, 2020.
Court reporter Louise Boutellier filed a grievance against Caine, an attorney since 1983, for not paying her $1,322 she said he owed her for work she had done in a case.
The disciplinary counsel cited Caine for violating Rule 8.4(4) of the Rules of Professional Conduct. That particular rule deals with misconduct and conduct prejudicial to the administration of justice.
Kevin Creed
The counsel has accepted the voluntary resignation from the Connecticut Bar of Kevin Creed, who pleaded guilty in August to stealing $1.4 million from military veterans and their families.
As part of the voluntary resignation, which Superior Court Judge Lisa Morgan signed off on Sept. 19, the Bristol-based lawyer waives the privilege of reapplying to the bar in the future,
The 67-year-old former attorney pleaded guilty to wire fraud in relation to a scheme to steal about $1.4 million from a charity he founded and ran, purportedly to help military veterans.
Creed, who operated the Creed Law Firm, was released on a $100,000 bond, pending a Nov. 20 sentencing date. He faces a maximum of 20 years in prison. Creed's firm had specialized in personal injury, workers' compensation and criminal and civil rights cases.
According to court documents and statements made in court, Creed established a charity called Friends of Fisher House Connecticut in 2010. The national Fisher House Foundation builds homes on the grounds of military and Department of Veterans Affairs medical centers for patients and families undergoing treatment. Friends of Fisher House Connecticut's goal, the government said, was to raise funds to build and support a Fisher House in West Haven.
The government said Creed solicited donations for the endeavor from corporations and individuals at various venues. But the government said Creed used his position as founder of the charity to take about $1.4 million for personal and law firm expenses.
William Shea
The counsel has placed longtime Connecticut attorney William Shea on inactive status, effective Oct. 22.
Brian Staines, chief disciplinary counsel, said the counsel made a presentment that Shea, an attorney since 1955, could not currently practice law due to either physical or mental illness. "He could return at a later date to address the health or substance-related issue," said Staines, who added the specific reason for Shea's inactive status is not being made public.
The counsel has appointed a trustee to represent the interest of Shea's clients.
Related stories:
Bristol Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Stealing $1.4M From Veterans
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