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Thomas Westbrook (WSBA No. 4986, admitted 1973), of Littlerock, was suspended for two years by order of the Supreme Court approving a stipulation, effective November 5, 2001. This discipline is based on his false statement to a bank in 1991. Mr. Westbrook will be eligible for reinstatement on November 5, 2003.
In late January 1991, Mr. Westbrook submitted a false statement of fact to a bank to support a request for a line of credit for his company. Mr. Westbrook submitted a Borrowing Certificate stating that his company had receivables of $846, 624.51 and inventory of $979,764.92, knowing that these figures were substantially inflated. In 1998, Mr. Westbrook pled guilty to one count of False Statement in Connection with a Federally Insured Loan, a felony.
Mr. Westbrook’s conduct violated RPCs 8.4(b), prohibiting committing a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer’s honesty, trustworthiness or fitness as a lawyer in other respects; 8.4(c), prohibiting conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit or misrepresentation; and RLD 1.1(c), requiring lawyers to abide by the laws of the United States as required by the oath of duties as a lawyer.
John Wolfe and Becky Neal represented the Bar Association. Mr. Westbrook represented himself.
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