N.Y. Lawyer Suspended for Personal Use of Client Funds (Correct)

A transactional attorney working in New York will be suspended for one year after he deposited client funds designated for his law firm into his personal account and used them for personal expenses, a New York appeals court held Thursday.

Yoram Keinan, who focused primarily on tax law, joined an unspecified firm as a non-equity “contract” partner who wouldn’t receive compensation for firm work directly from clients. After he learned his contract would not be renewed, he took in $9,405 in checks made payable directly to him. He then received four additional checks, totaling $47,389, and deposited them into his ...