Lawyer's license revoked for knowing participation in mortgage fraud; caregiver burnout did not constitute exceptional circumstances.
The respondent lawyer was previously found to have engaged in professional misconduct by knowingly participating in mortgage fraud that targeted vulnerable seniors.
At the penalty hearing, the respondent argued that caregiver burnout constituted exceptional circumstances warranting a departure from the presumptive penalty of license revocation.
The Tribunal rejected this argument, finding no causal connection between her personal circumstances and the misconduct.
The respondent's license was revoked immediately, and she was ordered to pay $100,000 in costs to the Law Society.
