He was admitted to practice law in 1992 and was disciplined before in 2008. In that case he was privately reprimanded for commingling client funds with personal money in his trust account, using that account to process funds received from a personal real estate deal, failure to respond to discovery requests from opposing counsel and other charges.
In this matter he is accused of entering in to an improper business relationship with a client and causing a conflict of interest. From 2001 to approximately 2010 Kunz represented the farming operation B&B Feeders Inc. owned by Roger and Kathryn Bryniarski. Kunz represented the family in a series of criminal, business, bankruptcy, real estate and civil matters. The OLPR alleges that during that time he also entered in to a series of business transaction with members of the Bryniarski family including buying real estate and farm equipment jointly. He failed to advise the family to obtain the advice of an independent attorney in these deals. The real estate deals created an “impermissible conflict of interest,” the complaint states.
Kunz represented Roger Bryniarski in a bankruptcy proceeding in 2008 and did not disclose that he and Roger were partners in several business deals. He also is accused of lying to the trustee and the creditors and failing to disclose his interest in the transactions.
Kunz has until early next month to respond to the allegations.
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OLPR accuses Perham lawyer of “impermissible conflict of interest”
Maybe potential attorneys should see a shrink before they're licensed - too many of them are dishonest!
ReplyDeleteYou bet, Thelma!
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