Attorney Suspended After Walking Away From Law Practice, Stranding Clients | New Jersey Law Journal - Law.com

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• Attorney George Saponaro is suspended for one year for abandonment of clients.
• Two clients each paid him $2,000 but never received any legal services, the Disciplinary Review Board said.
• In opting to impose a yearlong suspension, the DRB said Saponaro's failure to cooperate with disciplinary authorities and refusal to comply with a fee arbitration award were aggravating factors.

The New Jersey Supreme Court has issued a one-year suspension to a lawyer who abandoned his law practice and left clients in the lurch.

George Saponaro of Mount Holly came to the attention of disciplinary authorities after he failed to show up for a scheduled Superior Court appearance in his client’s criminal case and appeared to have abandoned his practice, the Disciplinary Review Board said. Later, two other clients of Saponaro claimed he took no action in their cases after they paid him $2,000 each.

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source: https://www.law.com/njlawjournal/2022/01/05/attorney-suspended-after-walking-away-from-law-practice-stranding-clients/

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