Sunday, November 15, 2009

Lawyer Charged With Grand Theft in FL Suspended in CO

A Durango lawyer charged with grand theft in Florida has been suspended from practicing law in Colorado.

Mark Henderson Brady, 50, is suspected of signing checks on a business escrow account to pay his casino debts at the Isle of Capri Casino on Grand Bahama Island in the Bahamas. The alleged incidents occurred in August 2008.

The Colorado Supreme Court's Attorney Regulation Counsel filed a petition last month seeking an immediate suspension of Brady, but the immediate suspension was subject to a review hearing.

On Nov. 6, the Colorado Supreme Court ordered the suspension.
Brady is charged with grand theft, misappropriating escrow account funds, passing a forged check and forgery in Florida, where he was allegedly living a lavish lifestyle with a multi-million-dollar house and several luxury cars.

In a previous interview, Brady denied any wrongdoing.

"Since practicing in Colorado, I have maintained trust accounts in strict accordance with my professional and ethical responsibilities as a Colorado practicing attorney," Brady wrote. "I have been a practicing attorney since 1984, and have licenses in both Colorado and New Jersey and have an exemplary record.

"In my roughly 35 years of being a licensed attorney, I have never been grieved by a client, nor subject to disciplinary action," he added. "This record clearly demonstrates there is no evidence of professional misconduct that I have always complied with my ethical obligations since my admission to the state bars in both New Jersey and Colorado."

Full Article and Source:
Court Suspends Durango Lawyer:Mark Brady Accused of Improper Use of Client's Escrow Funds

8 comments:

StandUp said...

Good, I'm glad they put him out of business in CO as well.

Max said...

This reminds me of doctors who are convicted on malpractice in one state so they move to another state and start all over - and continue without skipping a beat.

Mark Henderson Brady should not be allowed to practice law.

Betty said...

I am glad his wrongdoing caught him in another state.

Anonymous said...

I am a friend of his and am completely blown away by this whole situation. It's just awful. I hate to see a friend go through hardship, but he did some really, really bad things and needs to deal with the consequences.

Anonymous said...

I was his friend and I hired him as my attorney. BIG mistake!
I am not surprised.

Charles said...

What a shame on the legal profession!

Anonymous said...

How sad, this was a good independent attorney that had a mental problem GAMBLING and then faced up to his illness, 'never to be forgiven?'. Mark Brady, we found was one of a very few good ethical independent lawyers in Aspen before this incident and the 'crime' was when he moved to Florida. The legal ethics review of practicing attornies is nill in Colorado, infact something needs to be done to police THE GUILD in Colorado, Florida seems 'ahead of it's time', which is amazing but then again the elderly have been preyed upon there for decades. Brady may have commingled funds but he didn't steal or lock someone up in hell to die an wrongful death......

Anonymous said...

I was a good friend of his and thought that he would be honest with me when he represented me.Unfortunately, that wasn't the case.Now, I am left wondering if I was misrepresented financially.