http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/oae/oae2004.pdf
"LESLIE A. SMALLWOOD
Admitted: 1981; Elkins Park (Pennsylvania)
Disbarment - 176 N.J. 506 (2003)
Decided: 6/20/2003
APPEARANCES BEFORE SUPREME COURT
Richard J. Engelhardt for Attorney Ethics
Respondent failed to appear
The Supreme Court of New Jersey held that disbarment was the only appropriate discipline for an attorney who was disbarred in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for knowingly misappropriating clients’ trust funds in the amount of at least $139,500."
"Attorney ID: 62764
Smallwood, Leslie A.
HISTORY
Suspended
DB No. Date Comments Opinions
69 DB 2001 05/14/2001 Emergency Temporary Suspension
Disbarred
DB No. Date Comments Opinions
69 DB 2001 06/13/2002 Disbarred on Consent"
http://www.padisciplinaryboard.org/pa_attorney_public.php?id=62764&attname=Smallwood%2C+Leslie+A.+&violations=0
Sounds like a small time version of Bernie Madoff.
ReplyDeleteMoondancer -it's too bad slander doesn't seem to apply to these blogs. I've researched this as well and it seems odd that "misappropriating $139,000" results in a what the PA site claims was a temporary and voluntary disbarment. Seems like there really isn't isn't enough information here beyond the fact that no criminal or civil charges were even brought. Clearly, there is far more to this story than meets the eye.
ReplyDeleteYet - you are willing to publicly - yet anonymously - compare her to Madoff.
One thing certain - your character is clearly wanting.
There was an emergency temporary suspension of Leslie A Smallwood on June 14, 2001 and a permanent disbarment of Leslie A Smallwood, AKA, Leslie Smallwood-Lewis, AKA Leslie Smallwood Robinson, AKA Leslie Robinson
ReplyDeleteon June 13, 2002.
Smallwood's co-council in the involved case was Michael T Whitlow who had an office in Coatesville until he passed away. Several people involved in the City of Coatesville government frequented Whitlow's office when Whitlow was living and can still be found there.