Court of Appeals suspends lawyer in Cambridge from practicing

December 07, 2001|BY A SUN STAFF WRITER

The state's highest court indefinitely suspended a Dorchester County lawyer from practice yesterday, citing his repeated failure to pursue his clients' legal matters and failure to cooperate with the disciplinary investigation into his conduct.

In yesterday's 6-1 ruling, the Court of Appeals said it punished Richard D. Harrington, 55, of Cambridge for "flagrant disregard of and response to communications from [the state Attorney Grievance Commission]" coupled with numerous professional conduct violations.

The 18-page opinion details three complaints filed against Harrington in 1999 and last year, including a case in which he allegedly failed to help a woman pursue a legal malpractice case.

Harrington's suspension is to take effect by Jan. 5.

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