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Attorney can’t interplead third party in disciplinary case

Attorney can’t interplead third party in disciplinary case

Attorney can’t interplead third party in disciplinary case

An attorney facing a disciplinary proceeding for accepting a fee in a case involving the Utah Down Syndrome Foundation and two of its chapters cannot interplead the Foundation in the disciplinary proceeding, the Supreme Court of Utah has held. The Foundation, which has operated in Utah since the 1970s, has 14 chapters throughout the state. The Utah County Chapter operates under the name Up With Downs. The Salt Lake County Chapter operates under the name Uptown Downs. In 2006, the Foundation terminated the officers of the county chapters for failure to provide an accounting of their finances. The conflict spawned two lawsuits. Attorney Donald Gilbert, Jr., was retained by two former officers...

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