WHAT A HEEL: Would You Trust This Man With Your Escrow?
The TX 3rd Court of Appeals revoked the license of
The three-judge appeals panel in Austin found that, because Santulli, a Houston solo practitioner, did not adhere to a previous order requiring him to pay his debts, he lacked the trustworthiness necessary to represent clients.
Santulli, a 1998 graduate of Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law, said in a telephone interview that the decision set a bad precedent for the board of law examiners' "unfettered power" over practicing attorneys. He said that he plans to file for a rehearing and, if necessary, appeal the decision. He said his loan debt was about $67,000.
In a December 2002 hearing, the Texas Board of Law Examiners was concerned that because of his debt burden Santulli’s “would be tempted to ‘short-shrift’ his clients or ‘convert money’ from his clients to cover his debt.”
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