Convicted Attorney Disbarred Indefinitely By State Supreme Court
March 27, 2020 at 11:26 p.m.
Convicted Attorney Disbarred Indefinitely By State Supreme Court
By Amanda [email protected]
In a ruling signed by Rush Monday, she writes that the Court had first suspended Lennox’s law license in November for failing to cooperate with the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission concerning grievances filed against Lennox.
The Monday ruling cites that more than 90 days have passed since the first suspension, therefore the court concludes that Lennox’s suspension should be converted to an indefinite suspension from the practice of law, effective immediately.
If Lennox ever wants to practice law in the state of Indiana again, he’ll have to cooperate with the disciplinary process, fulfill continuing duties under the suspended attorney rule and cure the causes of all suspensions in effect, then successfully petition the state Supreme Court for reinstatement.
Lennox was accused of stealing from his law firm in December 2017. A police investigation revealed Lennox had taken money on numerous occasions and cashed checks he wrote to himself.
Lennox, 50, who now lives in St. Clair, Mich., was convicted of seven felonies Feb. 28 in Marshall County court; two Level 5 fraud on a financial institution charges, and five Level 6 felony theft charges. He was sentenced to six years in the Indiana Department of Corrections, with all the time suspended, mostly so he could pay back the $51,088.82 in restitution he owes to multiple victims. Those victims include Lake City Bank; and his former Lennox, Sobek and Buehler Law Firm partners Matthew Buehler and Joseph Sobek. Prosecutors were given extra time to complete the list of victims who were former clients of Lennox, but $34,481.81 of his restitution bill was set aside for them.
Lennox currently has six open civil cases pending against him in Kosciusko County courts, according to court records.
Elkhart County Special Prosecuting Attorney Vicki Becker said after Lennox’s sentencing in February that Lennox will never practice law again and that what he did is a disgrace to the legal profession.
Whether or not Lennox wants to practice law ever again is unknown. He told the judge in February he’s gainfully employed selling cars at a dealership in Michigan, and that he planned to begin making restitution payments this month.
In a ruling signed by Rush Monday, she writes that the Court had first suspended Lennox’s law license in November for failing to cooperate with the Indiana Supreme Court Disciplinary Commission concerning grievances filed against Lennox.
The Monday ruling cites that more than 90 days have passed since the first suspension, therefore the court concludes that Lennox’s suspension should be converted to an indefinite suspension from the practice of law, effective immediately.
If Lennox ever wants to practice law in the state of Indiana again, he’ll have to cooperate with the disciplinary process, fulfill continuing duties under the suspended attorney rule and cure the causes of all suspensions in effect, then successfully petition the state Supreme Court for reinstatement.
Lennox was accused of stealing from his law firm in December 2017. A police investigation revealed Lennox had taken money on numerous occasions and cashed checks he wrote to himself.
Lennox, 50, who now lives in St. Clair, Mich., was convicted of seven felonies Feb. 28 in Marshall County court; two Level 5 fraud on a financial institution charges, and five Level 6 felony theft charges. He was sentenced to six years in the Indiana Department of Corrections, with all the time suspended, mostly so he could pay back the $51,088.82 in restitution he owes to multiple victims. Those victims include Lake City Bank; and his former Lennox, Sobek and Buehler Law Firm partners Matthew Buehler and Joseph Sobek. Prosecutors were given extra time to complete the list of victims who were former clients of Lennox, but $34,481.81 of his restitution bill was set aside for them.
Lennox currently has six open civil cases pending against him in Kosciusko County courts, according to court records.
Elkhart County Special Prosecuting Attorney Vicki Becker said after Lennox’s sentencing in February that Lennox will never practice law again and that what he did is a disgrace to the legal profession.
Whether or not Lennox wants to practice law ever again is unknown. He told the judge in February he’s gainfully employed selling cars at a dealership in Michigan, and that he planned to begin making restitution payments this month.
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