GOSHEN — A Goshen attorney has filed an appeal after being disbarred by Chief Judge Philip P. Simon of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.
The disbarment was imposed on Joseph Lehman for his contempt of court by practicing law on multiple occasions while under previous disciplinary suspensions in a ruling Aug. 4.
According to the filing, Lehman had not responded to the court’s order by Aug. 4 to show why he should not be disbarred.
James Edward Monroe, Lawyer In Goshen, New York
In response, Lehman filed a motion Sept. 22 to appeal the disbarment, saying he had 30 days to object and distinctly recalls sending a three-page response on or around Aug. 15 by regular U.S. mail to the Hammond address of Judge Simon, with a return address to his residence, the filing states.
In his appeal, Lehman stated the mail had never been returned “so I was very shocked to receive this court’s order, which stated that I had not responded.”
Lehman asked the court to look “carefully at the facts and after reconsidering his disbarment, allow me to apply for reinstatement in the federal bar either after the one-year consecutive suspension imposed by this court, believed to end on or about April 4, 2017, or immediately, so that I can start rebuilding the wreckage imposed, mostly financially, by the Indiana Supreme Court, on my life as an attorney. I am more than willing to apologize to all those judges for any inconvenience I’ve cause to them and I’m not aware of any former clients who want an apology and have never been accused of stealing anyone’s money.”
Alan S. Lipman
Lehman was disbarred by the Indiana Supreme Court in February 2014 for five counts of misconduct and would have to undergo a reinstatement process outlined by the court and pay the $7, 760 cost of his disciplinary hearing, in order to be readmitted to the bar, according to that ruling.
Then in 2015 Lehman was charged and convicted of three counts of practicing law by a non attorney, Class B misdemeanors. Judge David Bonfiglio sentenced Lehman to 180 days in the Elkhart County jail with 180 days suspended and one year reporting probation for those convictions. Lehman was fined $200 plus ordered to pay $183 in court costs and restitution in that case in the amount of $50.
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