Two lawyers facing one-year suspensions for sharing fees with employees at the defunct Tomar Simonoff firm are arguing that the payments were part of an ethical "bonus" plan and are asking the state Supreme Court to reverse suspension recommendations by the Disciplinary Review Board. Tomar Simonoff, a 65-lawyer personal injury powerhouse, collapsed in 2000 amid allegations it paid illegal referral fees to administrators, secretaries and paralegals.
February 07, 2008 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on National Law Journal
Two lawyers facing one-year suspensions for sharing fees with employees at the defunct Tomar Simonoff firm argue that the payments were part of an ethical “bonus” plan, not a sleazy scheme like using runners.
Ronald Graziano, who was managing partner, and Michael Kaplan, a star litigator, made the argument in briefs filed Tuesday, asking the state Supreme Court to reverse suspension recommendations by the Disciplinary Review Board.
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