A New York appellate court has overturned a finding that a personal injury lawyer had misappropriated client funds with dishonest or fraudulent intent, citing post-9/11 trauma the attorney blamed for his conduct.
The Appellate Division, 1st Department, sustained five charges against Frederick W. Salo over the Manhattan lawyer’s misuse of his escrow account, and approved a one-year suspension.
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