Albert Marvin Raines is a lawyer in Seattle licensed with Washington State Bar Association (WSBA). The license number is #16062. The practice address is PO Box 46098, Seattle, WA 98146-0098. The business phone number is (206) 617-4461. The license type is Lawyer. The license status is Disbarred. The admitted date is June 16, 1986.
| WSBA Number | 16062 |
| Full Name | Albert Marvin Raines |
| Last Name | Raines |
| First Name | Albert Marvin |
| Address | PO Box 46098 Seattle WA 98146-0098 |
| Phone | (206) 617-4461 |
| Fax | (206) 933-7594 |
| albertraines.law(a)comcast.net | |
| License Type | Lawyer |
| Admit Date | 1986-06-16 |
| License Status | Disbarred |
| Eligible To Practice | No |
| Firm Size | Solo practice |
| Practice Areas | General |
| Other Languages Spoken | None Specified |
| Disciplinary History | Disbarment (01/12/2012) |
| Action | Effective Date | RPC | Discipline Notice | Discipline Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disbarment | 1/12/2012 | 1.14 -
(prior to 9/1/2006) Preserving Identity of Funds and Property of a Client
1.15A - Safeguarding Property 1.15B - Required Trust Account Records 8.4 (c) - Dishonesty, Fraud, Deceit or Misrepresentation | Albert M. Raines (WSBA No. 16062, admitted 1986), of Seattle, was disbarred, effective January 12, 2012, by order of the Washington State Supreme Court following approval of a stipulation. While not admitting to the acts of misconduct, Mr. Raines admitted that there is a substantial likelihood the Bar Association could prove, by a clear preponderance of the evidence, the facts and misconduct set forth below. This misconduct includes failing to deposit all client funds into a trust account; failing to maintain complete trust account records; and engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation. According to the Stipulation: Mr. Raines maintained a trust account from which he personally made all deposits and withdrawals, and for which he personally maintained all records. Between September 2005 and November 2006, Mr. Raines removed settlement proceeds, ranging from between $280.85 and $14,238.96, relating to the settlements of eight different clients, and used the funds for his own purposes. In one client matter, a Commissioner’s order specified that Mr. Raines put the minor client’s settlement funds into a Blocked Financial Account and file a Receipt for the Blocked Account within 30 days of the order. Mr. Raines failed to comply with the provision of the order. As of the date of the stipulation, Mr. Raines had not repaid six of the clients their settlement funds and had not put the minor client’s settlement funds into a blocked account as ordered by the court. During an audit of his trust account, it was found that Mr. Raines failed to keep adequate or accurate books and records of his trust account. Between September 2006 and June 2008, Mr. Raines failed to reconcile his trust account check register balance to the bank statement balance or to a combined total of all client ledger records; failed to identify on his check account register the client, date, check number, person from or to whom funds were received or disbursed, or new balance after completion of a transaction; and failed to identify on trust account ledgers the purpose and date of each transaction, the check number for each disbursement, the payor or payee for each transaction, and the new client fund balance after each transaction. Mr. Raines’s conduct violated former RPC 1.14(a) and current RPC 1.15A(h), requiring that all funds of clients paid to a lawyer or law firm be deposited into one or more identifiable interestbearing trust accounts; current RPC 1.15A(h), requiring a lawyer to keep complete trust account records, reconcile trust account records as often as bank statements are generated or at least quarterly, reconcile the check register balance to the bank statement balance and to the combined total of all client ledger records, disburse funds from a trust account only after deposits have cleared the banking process and been collected, and use funds of a client or third person only on behalf of that client or third person; former RPC 1.14(b)(3) and current RPC 1.15B(a), requiring a lawyer to maintain complete records of all funds, securities, and other properties of a client coming into the possession of the lawyer and render appropriate accounts to his or her client regarding them; current RPC 1.15B(a), listing, at minimum, what trust account records must contain; and RPC 8.4(c), prohibiting a lawyer from engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation. Christine Gray represented the Bar Association. Kurt M. Bulmer represented Mr. Raines. | |
| Disbarment | 2012-01-12 | 1.14 - (prior to 9/1/2006) Preserving Identity of Funds and Property of a Client 1.15A - Safeguarding Property 1.15B - Required Trust Account Records 8.4 (c) - Dishonesty, Fraud, Deceit or Misrepresentation | Albert M. Raines (WSBA No. 16062, admitted 1986), of Seattle, was disbarred, effective January 12, 2012, by order of the Washington State Supreme Court following approval of a stipulation. While not admitting to the acts of misconduct, Mr. Raines admitted that there is a substantial likelihood the Bar Association could prove, by a clear preponderance of the evidence, the facts and misconduct set forth below. This misconduct includes failing to deposit all client funds into a trust account; failing to maintain complete trust account records; and engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation. According to the Stipulation: Mr. Raines maintained a trust account from which he personally made all deposits and withdrawals, and for which he personally maintained all records. Between September 2005 and November 2006, Mr. Raines removed settlement proceeds, ranging from between $280.85 and $14,238.96, relating to the settlements of eight different clients, and used the funds for his own purposes. In one client matter, a Commissioner’s order specified that Mr. Raines put the minor client’s settlement funds into a Blocked Financial Account and file a Receipt for the Blocked Account within 30 days of the order. Mr. Raines failed to comply with the provision of the order. As of the date of the stipulation, Mr. Raines had not repaid six of the clients their settlement funds and had not put the minor client’s settlement funds into a blocked account as ordered by the court. During an audit of his trust account, it was found that Mr. Raines failed to keep adequate or accurate books and records of his trust account. Between September 2006 and June 2008, Mr. Raines failed to reconcile his trust account check register balance to the bank statement balance or to a combined total of all client ledger records; failed to identify on his check account register the client, date, check number, person from or to whom funds were received or disbursed, or new balance after completion of a transaction; and failed to identify on trust account ledgers the purpose and date of each transaction, the check number for each disbursement, the payor or payee for each transaction, and the new client fund balance after each transaction. Mr. Raines’s conduct violated former RPC 1.14(a) and current RPC 1.15A(h), requiring that all funds of clients paid to a lawyer or law firm be deposited into one or more identifiable interestbearing trust accounts; current RPC 1.15A(h), requiring a lawyer to keep complete trust account records, reconcile trust account records as often as bank statements are generated or at least quarterly, reconcile the check register balance to the bank statement balance and to the combined total of all client ledger records, disburse funds from a trust account only after deposits have cleared the banking process and been collected, and use funds of a client or third person only on behalf of that client or third person; former RPC 1.14(b)(3) and current RPC 1.15B(a), requiring a lawyer to maintain complete records of all funds, securities, and other properties of a client coming into the possession of the lawyer and render appropriate accounts to his or her client regarding them; current RPC 1.15B(a), listing, at minimum, what trust account records must contain; and RPC 8.4(c), prohibiting a lawyer from engaging in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation. Christine Gray represented the Bar Association. Kurt M. Bulmer represented Mr. Raines. |
| Street Address |
PO Box 46098 |
| City | Seattle |
| State | WA |
| Zip Code | 98146-0098 |
| Country | United States |
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| Kelly Grace Blazy | PO Box 46335, Seattle, WA 98146-0335 | 1998-11-12 | Active | |
| Kris R. Jensen | Jensen Legal | PO Box 46654, Seattle, WA 98146-0654 | 1989-11-27 | Active |
| Rachel Bender | PO Box 46531, Seattle, WA 98146-0531 | 2016-05-04 | Active | |
| Sheila Yaumei Hui | Law Office of Sheila Hui | PO Box 46518, Seattle, WA 98146-0518 | 2015-05-13 | Active |
| Karin A. Cumming | PO Box 46874, Seattle, WA 98146-0874 | 1989-05-31 | Voluntarily Cancelled | |
| Jennifer Elizabeth Snell | PO Box 46964, Seattle, WA 98146-0964 | 2004-06-11 | Active | |
| Theresa Bridget Doyle | Barrett Mediation Group | PO Box 46426, Seattle, WA 98146-0426 | 1982-11-10 | Inactive |
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