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Marcia Marie Meade (WSBA No.11122, admitted 1980) of Spokane, resigned in lieu of discipline, effective 2/01/2021. Meade agrees that they she is aware of the alleged misconduct in disciplinary counsel’s Statement of Alleged Misconduct and rather than defend against the allegations, wishes to permanently resign from membership in the Association. The Statement of Alleged Misconduct reflects the following alleged violations of the Rules of Professional Conduct: 1.15A (Safeguarding Property), 8.1 (Bar Admission and Disciplinary Matters), 8.4(b) (Criminal Act), 8.4(c) (Dishonesty, Fraud, Deceit or Misrepresentation), 8.4(d) (Prejudicial to the Admin of Justice), 8.4(l) (ELC violation).
Meade’s alleged misconduct, as stated in disciplinary counsel’s Statement of Alleged Misconduct, related to her handling of funds in her trust and operating bank accounts. Meade’s alleged misconduct includes: 1) converting funds belonging to clients A, B, C, D, E, or others; 2) failing to maintain the funds of clients A, B, C, D, E, or others in a trust account; 3) failing to promptly pay or deliver to clients A, B, E, or others the funds they were entitled to receive; 4) disbursing funds from the trust account on behalf of multiple clients in excess of what those clients had on deposit and using other client or third party funds to cover those disbursements; and 5) failing to cooperate with a disciplinary investigation.
Benjamin J. Attanasio acted as disciplinary counsel. Marcia Marie Meade represented herself. The online version of Washington State Bar News contains a link to the following document: Resignation Form of Marcia Marie Meade (ELC 9.3(b)).
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