Albuquerque Immigration Attorney Suspended From Law Practice
Associated Press
An Albuquerque immigration lawyer was suspended Wednesday from practicing law in New Mexico for failing to respond to complaints his clients filed with the state Supreme Court's Disciplinary Board.
Charles R. Marcus, 51, did not show up at Wednesday's hearing on the issue and the court suspended him, effective immediately.
The Supreme Court also issued a warrant for Marcus' arrest for failing to appear and ordered that a notice of the suspension of his license be posted on his law office door.
The most recent telephone listing the State Bar of New Mexico had for Marcus has been disconnected. He did not immediately respond to an e-mail from The Associated Press seeking comment.
"The clients who are being victimized by Mr. Marcus are immigrants, unfamiliar with our language and customs, and are the least able among us to navigate our legal system and the most in need of competent and honest assistance,'' Joel Widman, deputy disciplinary counsel, wrote in a motion to hold Marcus in contempt of court and suspend him.
The motion listed seven clients who paid Marcus a total of $23,862.
Clients told the Disciplinary Board they hired Marcus and paid him retainers, but that he took no action in their cases and did not return their phone calls. The board said he ignored its repeated attempts to contact him about various complaints, the first of which was filed in October 2006.
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