Ex-Wilson Elser Partner Who Took Funds From Firm Suspended

A Nevada attorney who took money from his firm’s operating account and lied about it when confronted was suspended for nine months by the state’s highest court.

But the Supreme Court of Nevada in its Jan. 31 opinion declined to disbar Kym S. Cushing, noting his “personal and emotional problems.”

Cushing, who said he was “extremely disappointed” with the opinion, worked for Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker from 2005 to 2018.

When Wilson Elser found out he had written three personal checks from the operating account, Cushing told them they were reimbursements for an expert witness, the court said. ...