MATTER OF PAPPAS v. LAWYERS' FUND FOR CLIENT PROTECTION


60 A.D.3d 1195 (2009)

875 N.Y.S.2d 608

In the Matter of STEVE PAPPAS et al., Appellants, v. LAWYERS' FUND FOR CLIENT PROTECTION, Respondent.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Third Department.

Decided March 12, 2009.


Cardona, P.J.

Petitioner Steve Pappas (hereinafter petitioner) filed three claims for reimbursement with respondent based upon the alleged misconduct of his attorney, Frank Gangemi, in connection with various transactions. Respondent, which exists "for the purpose of maintaining the integrity and protecting the good name of the legal profession by reimbursing . . . losses caused by the dishonest conduct of attorneys" (Judiciary Law § 468-b [2]), rejected petitioner...

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