In the Matter of Luongo

How courts have described this case

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• “standing alone, the attorney’s knowing participation in the practice of law with [a nonlawyer] warrants at least a suspension from the practice of law, where the attorney obtained financial gain from the association and clients were defrauded”
• “An older, experienced attorney should understand ethical obligations to a greater degree than a neophyte”
• not requiring knowledge element on charge of assisting in unauthorized practice, but using Luongo’s “knowing participation” as matter in aggravation on issue of appropriate sanction
• indefinite 7 suspension imposed where multiple violations involved, \two of which standing alone call for a [term] suspension\
• indefinite suspension for attorney who commingled funds as to work intentional, although temporary, deprivation of client’s use of funds; associated with nonlawyer; and failed to cooperate with bar counsel’s inquiries
• \experienced attorney[s] should understand ethical obligations to a greater degree than a neophyte\

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).