The founding associate of a legislation agency in Dauphin County has been suspended for 18 months after botching at the very least 5 civil circumstances, together with not telling a consumer the small print of a divorce settlement she signed that gave up her monetary rights.
The errors by Jason R. Carpenter, 39, or attorneys at the firm he started in 2015 after being admitted to the bar, unnecessarily delayed divorces, baby custody agreements and monetary settlements.
In a single case, an lawyer on the agency deserted a girl the day earlier than her courtroom listening to and assigned the case to a different lawyer, who didn’t introduce any of the proof she had shared with each attorneys. It prevented the lady from getting a safety from abuse order. As an alternative, that consumer ended up being the topic of 1 from an abusive former boyfriend and assigned to pay the courtroom prices.
