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Friday, April 02, 2010
Ind. Courts - "High court disbars South Bend attorney: Sniadecki found to have committed ethical, criminal acts"
Updating yesterday's ILB entry, Jeff Parrott reports today in the South Bend Tribune:
The Indiana Supreme Court announced Thursday that it has disbarred a South Bend attorney for multiple ethical violations and criminal acts.The court unanimously found that Rod Sniadecki engaged in attorney misconduct by violating the terms of a previous suspension from the practice of law; by entering into an improper business transaction with a client; and by committing crimes and engaging in dishonest conduct.
In addition to the attorney rule violations, the crimes included forgery, perjury and attempted obstruction of justice, the high court ruled. * * *
The Supreme Court's action follows a disciplinary commission investigation alleging that, among other things, Sniadecki continued to run his law office while his license was suspended; forced his secretary to falsify court records; tried bribing a witness in the attorney misconduct probe; and defrauded a longtime, trusting client. * * *
Sniadecki's disbarrment is permanent, meaning he can never again practice law in Indiana. It takes effect May 12, giving him about six weeks to wrap up work on cases he is now handling.
Sniadecki, 43, a lawyer since 1992, has not responded to The Tribune's previous interview requests. In court documents, he has denied the allegations.
Posted by Marcia Oddi on April 2, 2010 09:25 AM
Posted to Indiana Courts