Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Theft but Claims He Must Keep Practicing

A longtime Utah lawyer has pleaded guilty to a felony count of theft concerning $346,248 he allegedly stole from a client, according to the Park Record.

But in order to make restitution, Gary William Nielsen, 66, will need to keep practicing, his lawyer says.

"I would expect that he would be allowed to practice for the foreseeable future but I am certain that our bar association will take some action at some point, especially since it involves the practice of law," attorney Greg Skordas told the newspaper today. "That's a two-edge sword because if they take his bar license away then he is going to have a hard time making restitution."

Nielsen faces a maximum prison term of 15 years when he is sentenced in June.

Full Article and Source:
After Pleading Guilty in $346K Client Theft, Lawyer Must Keep Practicing to Make Restitution

8 comments:

Joe said...

WHAT?

There isn't font large enough for this.

WHAT?

He wants to keep practicing (exposing innocent people) so he can pay back?

No, Gary William Nielsen, No.

Get a different kind of a job.

Anonymous said...

If they take his bar license away he can get another job.

Come on, this excuse is baloney.

Wondering said...

What an insult to everyone, especially the victim.

Betty said...

Geez, how lame!

Lou said...

Doesn't that sound like a grand idea... I'm caught but just letting me keep ripping people off... I won't get caught again..

Sounds like an addiction... I promise honey.. I'm done drinkin!!

Do we have STUPID written across our foreheads?? It'll be interesting to see if his superiors have STUPID written on theirs!

jerri said...

yeah i agree joe what the heck is this about this thief needs to get a real job working on a chain gang like the good old days nuts this is plain nuts

timlahrman said...

sadly, he can probably loose his license in one state and just move a few states away and get another license ....

legally, a license is nothing more than permission from the state to do that which is otherwise unlawful ... seriously -- that is the legal definition of a license.

It is the differnce between a pirate and a profiteer ....

hence the reason they call it a "license to steal"

Anonymous said...

Apparently, this attorney is convinced that he is not going to jail.