Wilmington attorney disbarred

Attorney: Edward F. Dunnavant

Location: Wilmington

Bar membership: Member since 1994

Disciplinary action: Disbarred on June 11

Background: Dunnavant misappropriated entrusted funds by failing to promptly pay a third party $4,230 as directed by the client and instead using a portion of those funds for his own benefit. Dunnavant also misappropriated entrusted funds by failing to deposit into his trust account, and converting to his own use, $764 that should have been used for the payment of clients’ court costs and fines. Finally, Dunnavant failed to promptly pay a client or third parties as directed by the client and kept $1,383.37 of entrusted funds with the intent to use those funds for his own benefit. Dunnavant surrendered his law license voluntarily, acknowledging that the facts upon which the state bar’s investigation was based are true, and if disciplinary charges were predicated on the misconduct he could not successfully defend against them.

Previous discipline: None listed

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