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Charlotte attorney reprimanded (Feb. 2022)

David Donovan//March 23, 2022//

Charlotte attorney reprimanded (Feb. 2022)

David Donovan//March 23, 2022//

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Attorney: David W. Hands

Location: Charlotte

Bar membership: Member since 2002

Disciplinary action: Reprimanded on Feb. 16

Background: Hands and his paralegal failed to review and verify and the payoff wiring instructions purportedly sent by their client in an email prior to a real estate closing. As a result, the payoff proceeds were wired to a fraudster’s account, resulting in the loss of a significant portion of the proceeds, claims against Hands’s insurers, and a lawsuit filed by the client. Hands also failed to immediately report the theft to the state bar’s trust account compliance counsel.

Previous discipline: None

All information contained in the Bar Discipline Roundup is compiled and edited by Lawyers Weekly editor-in-chief David Donovan. He can be reached at [email protected].


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