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Anthony J. Meyers (WSBA No. 7702, admitted 1977), of Everett, has been disbarred by order of the Supreme Court effective September 20, 2001, following a hearing. The discipline is based upon his 1995 felony conviction for forgery.
In June 1994, Mr. Meyers was in Ms. N’s home without her permission. Later, when he was arrested, Mr. Meyers had $450 in travelers checks belonging to Ms. N. It appeared that Ms. N’s signature on the checks had been forged. Mr. Meyers had a prior 1990 conviction for aiding and abetting a false statement, and a prior 1991 conviction for forgery. On March 15, 1995, Mr. Meyers pled guilty to one count of forgery. No action was ever taken on Mr. Meyers’s 1990 felony conviction. The Bar Association learned of the 1995 conviction in June 2000.
Mr. Meyers’s conduct violated RPC 8.4(b), prohibiting lawyers from committing criminal acts that reflect adversely on the lawyer’s honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer in other respects; RPC 8.4(c), prohibiting lawyers from engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation; RLD 1.1(a), prohibiting lawyers from engaging in acts of moral turpitude; and RLD 1.1(c), prohibiting lawyers from violating their oath or duties as attorneys.
Linda Eide represented the Bar Association. Mr. Meyers represented himself. The hearing officer was Lish Whitson.
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