Indiana Lawyer Suspended After Neglecting Clients

April 9, 2020, 2:32 PM UTC

An Indiana attorney who failed to act on behalf of two clients, missing filing deadlines for one of them, has been placed on a stayed suspension by the state’s highest court.

Cody P. Cogswell was suspended for 60 days by the Indiana Supreme Court beginning on April 7, but the court stayed the suspension “subject to completion of at least 12 months of probation,” which will remain in effect until Cogswell files a petition to terminate it.

The Fishers, Ind., attorney’s suspension was related to his handling of a divorce and a workplace sexual harassment matter.

Cogswell failed to prepare ...

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