Legal Opinion

In re Osagiede

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court

Decided January 15, 2009Published

1Opinion of the Court

The respondent, Osamwonyi Ehi Osagiede, appeals from a judgment of a single justice of this court ordering that he be indefinitely suspended from the practice of law. We affirm.

Background. Bar counsel filed with the Board of Bar Overseers (board) a petition for discipline alleging that Osagiede had intentionally misused a client’s funds, intentionally deprived the client of the funds, and misrepresented the status of settlement to the client; negligently misused other clients’ funds and deprived the clients of the funds; commingled personal, business, and client funds; failed to pursue his…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Commonwealth v. HelfantMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1986
  2. In the Matter of the Discipline of an AttorneyMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1984
  3. In re SchoepferMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1997
  4. In re JohnsonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 2008

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