August 18, 2017
Clients’ Protection Fund Awards $66,392.99 to People Defrauded by Virginia Lawyers
The Virginia State Bar Clients’ Protection Fund Board awarded $66,392.99 in reimbursement to former clients of four Virginia attorneys at its most recent meeting on May 5, 2017.
|
Docket Number |
Respondent’s Name |
Address of Record |
Amount Paid |
Type of Case |
|
16-555-003028 |
Jean Jerome Dandy Ngando Ekwalla |
Woodbridge, VA |
$50,000.00 |
Unearned fees and embezzlement |
|
17-555-003082 |
Jean Jerome Dandy Ngando Ekwalla |
Woodbridge, VA |
$ 1,500.00 |
Unearned fees/Civil case |
|
17-555-003100 |
Jean Jerome Dandy Ngando Ekwalla |
Woodbridge, VA |
$ 1,500.00 |
Unearned fees/Divorce |
|
17-555-003102 |
Jean Jerome Dandy Ngando Ekwalla |
Woodbridge, VA |
$ 1,742.01 |
Unearned fees/Bankruptcy |
|
17-555-003105 |
Jean Jerome Dandy Ngando Ekwalla |
Woodbridge, VA |
$ 539.23 |
Unearned fees/Domestic relations |
|
17-555-003106 |
Paul Elton Turner, Jr (Deceased) |
Newport News, VA |
$ 350.00 |
Unearned fees/Misdemeanor case |
|
17-555-003108 |
Shane Lee Jimison |
Henrico, VA |
$ 261.75 |
Unearned fees/Child support |
|
17-555-003111 |
Tawana Denise Shephard |
Alexandria, VA |
$10,500.00 |
Unearned fees/Child suppor |
The Virginia State Bar Clients’ Protection Fund was created by the Supreme Court of Virginia in 1976 to reimburse persons who suffer a financial loss because of dishonest conduct by a Virginia lawyer. Awards from the Clients’ Protection Fund are discretionary and are not a matter of right. The fund is not taxpayer funded, but is funded by Virginia lawyers who are assessed an annual fee of up to $25. For more information on the fund, go to https://www.vsb.org/site/public/clients-protection-fund.
If you have any questions, you may contact Vivian R. Byrd, Administrator to Clients’ Protection Fund, at (804) 775-0572 or e-mail cpf@vsb.org.
Updated: Aug 18, 2017