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I STOPPED PAYING MA BAR DUES WHEN I LEFT MA FOR NY IN 1991 AND NO LONGER INTENDED TO PRACTICE LAW OR LIVE IN MA. I NEVER RECEIVED NOTICE AND DID NOT DISCOVER ADMINISTRATIVE SUSPENSION UNTIL 2000, WHEN I JOINED THE CA BAR AND THEIR BACKGROUND CHECK IDENTIFIED ADMINISTRATIVE SUSPENSION WHICH CAN BE RESOLVED AT ANY TIME BY PAYING BACK DUES AND FILING AN AFFIDAVIT THAT I HAVE NOT PRACTICED LAW ILLEGALLY IN MA DURING PERIOD OF ADMINISTRATIVE SUSPENSION.
Resolution
NEVER HAD NOTICE PRIOR TO SUSPENSION, BUT UNDERSTAND IT TO BE ADMINSTRATIVE ACTION BY BOARD OF BAR OVERSEERS
Bar
Bar (Temporary/Time Limited)
Sanctions
Suspension
Registration Capacities Affected
MASSACHUSETTS ATTORNEY
Duration
INDETERMINANT
Duration Explanation
I CAN BECOME READMITTED (END SUSPENSION) AT ANY TIME BY PAYING BACK DUES AND FILING AN AFFIDAVIT STATING THAT HAVE NOT PRACTICE LAW ILLEGALLY IN MA DURING ADMINISTRATIVE SUSPENSION -- WHICH WOULD BE AN ACCURATE AFFIDAVIT.
Start Date
8/19/1996
Sanctions
NONE
Broker Comment
AS A YOUNG ATTORNEY, I MADE THE DECISION TO LEAVE THE MA BAR AS IT WAS AN UNNECESSARY EXPENSE THAT I COULD NOT AFFORD GIVEN THAT MY FIRM WOULD NOT COVER ANY OF THE RELATED EXPENSES (DUES, CLE AND RELATED TRAVEL FOR MA CLE). AT THE TIME (AFTER DISCOVERED THAT THE NY LAW FIRM WOULD NOT COVER THESE CONSIDERABLE EXPENSES), I WAS ADVISED BY BOARD OF BAR OVERSEERS REPRESENTATIVE TO SIMPLY STOP PAYING DUES, SO LONG AS I NO LONGER INTENDED TO PRACTICE LAW IN MA, NOTING THAT I COULD ALWAYS REJOIN LATER BY REPAYING ANY BACK DUES. I CONFIRMED AGAIN RECENTLY THAT I AM ONLY ADMINISTRATIVELY SUSPENDED FOR NOT KEEPING UP WITH MY DUES AND THAT I COULD RESOLVE THE OPEN ISSUE AT ANY TIME BY PAYING BACK DUES AND FILING AN AFFIDAVIT CONFIRMING THAT I HAVE NOT PRACTICED LAW ILLEGALLY IN MA DURING THE ADMINSTRATIVE SUSPENSION PERIOD. I HAVE NOT PRACTICED LAW IN MA SINCE 1991 AND HAVE NO INTENTION OF DOING SO AT ANY TIME IN THE FUTURE, SO HAVE NEVER SEEN A REASON TO TAKE ON THIS EXPENSE AND WOULD PREFER NOT TO AT THIS TIME. I DO MAINTAIN BAR MEMBERSHIPS IN GOOD STANDING IN NY (RETIRED) AND CA (INACTIVE). WHEN I JOINED THE CA BAR IN 2000, THIS ISSUE WAS FIRST IDENTIFIED BY THE CA BAR AND IT WAS RESOLVED ON THE BASIS STATED ABOVE AND I WAS ADMITTED AND HAVE REMAINED A MEMBER IN GOOD STANDING EVER SINCE.
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