A federal appeals court has upheld a $372,000 fine against one of Michael Vick's chief bankruptcy lawyers and has barred him from practicing in a part of Florida for five years.
The sanction is unrelated to the Vick case, but it could complicate Vick's ongoing bankruptcy proceeding in Norfolk. The attorney, Peter R. Ginsberg of New York, did not notify the Norfolk bankruptcy court that he was facing the sanctions.
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, which covers Florida, Alabama and Georgia, upheld a lower court's sanction against Ginsberg, ruling that the lawyer improperly tried to have a judge ousted from a case.
As an attorney based outside Virginia, Ginsberg had to apply to appear in the Norfolk/Newport News federal bankruptcy court. In his application, Ginsberg wrote that he is a New York state licensed attorney "in good standing" with the federal courts in southern and eastern New York. He did not mention his Florida suspension, which at the time was on appeal.
William Redden, clerk of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, said Tuesday that attorneys from out of the district "generally would be required to notify the court if a sanction action has been undertaken."
Ginsberg told the Web site Law.com, which first reported the sanction, that he was disappointed in the decision but stood by his actions in the Florida case.
Paul Campsen, Vick's chief bankruptcy lawyer in Norfolk, declined to comment Tuesday.
Lawrence H. Woodward Jr., one of Vick's criminal lawyers based in Virginia Beach, declined to say whether Vick knew of Ginsberg's issues in Florida.
Since his conviction on dogfighting charges, Vick has hired a series of questionable advisers, including an accountant accused of stealing $500,000; a financial adviser accused of taking jewelry, cash and a Mercedes-Benz from Vick; and an Atlanta insurance broker who Vick says sold him millions of dollars of unnecessary life insurance policies.
Vick, the former Atlanta Falcons football star, is on house arrest as he completes a 23-month prison term for bankrolling a dogfighting operation.
Tim McGlone, (757) 446-2343, tim.mcglone@pilotonline.com
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It is abbreviated FL,not Fla
In another matter...
Submitted by ftrice3187 on Tue, 06/16/2009 at 2:52 pm.
In another matter, I assume the author of the article HAS BEEN FORBIDDEN to practice English grammar in Hampton Roads.
You assume correctly ! The Pilot should be ashamed of hiring someone who doesn't even know the abbreviation for Florida is FL
Abbreviation of Florida
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Karma, Baby
Karma
Connect The Dots
Notice the " class " of sleazes as agents? Who are they and why do they " take care of thier own" ?
Judgement
It sounds like his "bad judgement" isn't over yet!
I agree
yes he have much finer crooks running Virginia Beach.....
Could be worse
They could have sold him a Light Rail system. Oops, my bad, wrong forum. Vick's crooks are small potatoes when compared.
Advice for Michael
1) Get ride of Ginsberg.
2) Hire the Portsmouth firm in which Santoro practiced bankruptcy law before becoming a judge.
3) Consider converting the case to Chapter 7.
I can't understand why Vick would want to pay his huge debts when he can get out from under by converting from Chapter 11 to Chapter 7. Could it be that Ginsberg has fought to keep the case in Chapter 11 because he generates bigger fees that way and because a Chapter 7 case would deprive him of getting paid huge fees? In Chapter 7, Ginsberg would be just one more creditor being wiped out.
HERE WE GO AGAIN
Well successfull people suround themselves with successfull people and criminals suround themselves with criminals.
In another matter...
In another matter, I assume the author of the article HAS BEEN FORBIDDEN to practice English grammar in Hampton Roads.
vick
Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. I still think of those poor innocent animals. Hope his luck doesnt get any better
lol!
What's 'insuance'??
zentry....
such a silly question!
Let Vick Be!!!!
Let Vick Be!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! My goodness give it a rest,already.
A fool and his money
Since his conviction of dog fighting charges, Vick has managed to hire a series of questionable advisors, including an accountant accused of stealing $500,000, a financial adviser accused of improperly buying a Mercedes-Benz with Vick’s money and an Atlanta insurance broker who Vick says sold him millions of dollars of unneccesary life insuance policies.
Does ANYTHING ever change with Vick?